Anna (or Anne) Laura Mahir Sick (10 July 1803 – 19 February 1895) was a German composer and pianist who served as the court pianist and Mistress of Piano to the court in Stuttgart. Sick was born in

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. She studied in

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with

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's older sister. Her first performance was in Vienna in 1825, which was successful. She then studied under

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, Josef Foerster, and

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. In 1827, she toured across Germany, particularly in

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, Munich, and

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. After 1827, she became a court pianist in Stuttgart, where she met and married the court assessor, M. Sick, in 1834. She also became a teacher. From then on, she stopped giving public performances, however she still performed privately. She was considered an excellent performer of Mozart, and on 1 October 1871, the Monthly Musical Record said that she was the “only distinguished player in Munich.” She died in Berlin.

Piano

*''Pastoral'' *''Three Variations'' *''Pianoforte Pieces''

Vocal

*songs/lieder

References

;Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Sick, Anna German women composers German pianists 1803 births 1895 deaths Musicians from the Kingdom of Bavaria Expatriates in the Austrian Empire