Maria Anna Stubenberg (August 9, 1821 – December 1, 1912) was an Austrian Empire-born composer who used Hungarian and Romani folk tunes in her compositions. [1][2]
Biography edit
Maria Anna Herrin und Gräfin von Buttlar-Stubenberg was born in Graz, Austria, to Gustav Adolf Josef Christian Felix Herr und Graf von Stubenberg and Maria Franciszka Freiin Staudach. She married Johann Remekhazy von Gurahoncz on February 15, 1840, and Friedrich Graf von Zichy on February 22, 1848. Her married names were Remekhazy von Gurahoncz, and von Zichy.[3]
Works edit
Stubenberg lived in the Hungarian parts of the Austrian Empire as a child, and used Hungarian and Romani folk tunes in her compositions for voice, piano, and zither. [1] She composed works ranging through at least opus 90,[4] using texts from folksongs and writers such as Eugen Graf Aichelburg, Rudolph Baumbach, William Bosworth, Friedrich Ferdinand, Graf von Beust, Emanuel von Geibel, Heinrich Heine, and Nikolaus Lenau.[5] Her music was published by Josef Eberle and Wiener Musik Verlagshaus (later F. Roerich & Co.).[1][6]
Selected works include:
- In mein gar zu dunkles Leben, op. 63 (Text: Heinrich Heine)
- Sie haben mich gequälet, op. 76 (Text: Heinrich Heine)
References edit
- ^ a b c Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-8498-4. OCLC 6815939.
- ^ Hixon, Donald L.; Hennessee, Don A. (1993). Women in music: an encyclopedic biobibliography: Volume 2.
- ^ Laurence, Anya (1978). Women of Notes: 1,000 Women Composers Born Before 1900. New York: Ricahrds Rosen Press Inc. p. 76.
- ^ "(Maria) Anna Stubenberg, Gräfin (1821 - 1912) - Vocal Texts and Translations at the LiederNet Archive". www.lieder.net. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ "F. Roerich & Co. - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download". imslp.org. Retrieved 2021-10-20.