Maria Wilhelmj

Composer and soprano Maria Gastell Wilhelmj (27 July 185? – 27 February 1930)^[1]^[2] was born in Mainz, Germany.^[3] Sources disagree about whether she was born in 1851^[2] or 1856.^[4]^[3]^[5] She studied piano and music theory with Theodor Leschetitzky, and voice with Pauline Viardot.^[5] She married the lawyer Albert Wilhelmj, whose brother was the violinist and arranger August Wilhelmj.

Wilhelmj made her debut as a singer with the Berlin Philharmonic on 18 March 1889 and probably sang at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (World's Fair) in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1904. In addition to performing, she taught and composed.^[6] Her compositions were published by Heinrichshofen Verlag,^[7] and include:

Works

Chamber music

Andante (for violin and piano)

Vocal works

Das Röslein und der Schmetterling^[4]
Dass du mich liebst, das wusst' ich
Ich denke dein

External links

Free scores by Maria Wilhelmj at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
Axel Beer: Wilhelmj, Maria, in: Musik und Musiker am Mittelhein 2 (German)

References

^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Hennessee, Don A. (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
^ ^a ^b birthdate 27 July 1851 (not 1856!) according to Axel Beer, in: Musik und Musiker am Mittelhein 2
^ ^a ^b "MusicSack / Music Sack". musicsack.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
^ ^a ^b "Category:Wilhelmj, Maria - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download". imslp.org. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
^ ^a ^b Hughes, Rupert (1919). Music Lovers' Encyclopedia: Containing a Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of Terms, Instruments, &c., Including a Key to the Pronunciation of Sixteen Languages, Many Charts; an Explanation of the Construction of Music for the Uninitiated; a Pronouncing Biographical Dictionary; the Stories of the Operas; and Numerous Biographical and Critical Essays by Distinguished Authorities. Doubleday.
^ Who's who in Music: A Biographical Record of Contemporary Musicians. Pitman. 1915.
^ 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)