Elisabeth Wintzer (16 June 1863 – 12 June 1933) was a German composer and writer.
Life
Wintzer born in
Bad Suderode, Germany. She studied music with
Carl Reinecke
Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (23 June 182410 March 1910) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist in the mid-Romantic era.
Biography
Reinecke was born in what is today the Hamburg district of Altona; technically he was born a Dane, as u ...
and
Salomon Jadassohn
Salomon Jadassohn (13 August 1831 – 1 February 1902) was a German pianist, composer, and teacher at the Leipzig Conservatory.
Life
Jadassohn was born to a Jewish family living in Breslau, the capital of the Prussian province of Silesia. This ...
in
Leipzig
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, and married the artist Otto Gerlach.
Wintzer led a girls' Pathfinder group (an outdoor group similar to American Girl Scouts) in
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
.
She died in
Bremen
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. After her death, Richard Wintzer (1866–1952; presumably a relative) copyrighted several songs composed by Elisabeth, which were musical settings of poems by Manfred Kyber.
N. Simrock published Wintzer's music.
Works
Book
* ''Prinz Louis Ferdinand von Preussen als Mensch und Musiker'' (
Prince Louis Ferdinand from Prussia as a Person and Musician). Leipzig 1915.
Chamber music
* Five Miniatures for the Lute
* music for flute
* music for piano
*music for violin
* Sternenenglein tanzlied, opus 17 (Little Star Dance Song)
Theatre
* Johannisnacht (St. John's night; fairy tale)
* Maria in Tann (fairy tale)
Vocal
*A ls Grossmama ein Maedchen war, opus 10 (When Grandmother was a Girl; duet)
*Hinterm Gartenzaun, opus 11 (Behind the Garden Fence; duet for women's voices)
* Klein Maryke, opus 12 (Little Maryke; voice and piano)
*Maikönigin tanzlied, opus 18 number 2 (May Queen dance song; words by Manfred Kyber, music by Elisabeth Wintzer)
* Miezekatze tanze, und andere Kinderlieder für die Stössel-Laute (Kitty Dance and Other Children's Songs for the Lute; words by Ernst Hegemann, Manfred Kyber, and J.G. W. Schroder, music by Elisabeth Wintzer; 1928)
* Ringlied, opus 20 number 3 (Ring Song; words by Manfred Kyber, music by Elisabeth Wintzer)
* Rosen, opus 20 number 2 (Roses; words by Manfred Kyber, music by Elisabeth Wintzer)
* Schneeflockenreigen, opus 19 (Snowflakes; words by Manfred Kyber, music by Elisabeth Wintzer)
* Schnurrkatze, opus 20 number 1 (Mustache; words by Manfred Kyber, music by Elisabeth Wintzer)
* Tanzleid der Dorfdirnen, opus 15 (Dance of the Village Maidens; duet)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wintzer, Elisabeth
1863 births
1933 deaths
German classical composers
German women classical composers
German women writers