Else Streit (born 27 July 1869) was a German composer, pianist, teacher, and violinist. Streit was born in Lauenburg, Pomerania, on the border of Poland and Germany. She studied music at the Karlsruhe Conservatory and the

Stern Conservatory The Stern Conservatory (''Stern'sches Konservatorium'') was a private music school in Berlin with many distinguished tutors and alumni. The school is now part of Berlin University of the Arts. History It was founded in 1850 as the ''Berliner Mu ...

. Her teachers included Heinrich Deeke,

Gustav Hollaender Gustav Hollaender (15 February 1855 in Leobschütz – 4 December 1915 in Berlin) was a German violinist, conductor, composer and teacher. He was the son of a doctor in Leobschütz (Upper Silesia) also eldest brother of the famous writer Felix ...

, Stephan Krehl and Max Loewengar. Streit taught violin, piano, and music theory at the Bromberg Conservatory, the

Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory The Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory (german: Klindworth-Scharwenka-Konservatorium) was a music institute in Berlin, established in 1893, which for decades (until 1960) was one of the most internationally renowned schools of music. It was formed f ...

, and the New Conservatory, Charlottenburg. She also taught privately in Berlin. Streit's music, in opus numbers through at least 25, was published by

Adolf Martin Schlesinger Adolf Martin Schlesinger (4 October 1769 – 11 October 1838) was a German music publisher whose firm became one of the most influential in Berlin in the early nineteenth century. Career Schlesinger was Jewish, and was born Aaron Moses Schlesi ...

. Her compositions include:

Chamber

*''Romance in B minor'' (violin and piano) *''Sonata'' (violin and piano)

Opera

*''St. Nikolaus und seine Gehilfen''

Orchestra

*Festmarsch for Infantry *Symphonietta (string orchestra) *Theme and Variations

Vocal

*Drei Lieder, opus 25 *"Es war einmal", opus 7 *"Psalm" (soprano, violin and organ) *Vier Lieder, opus 21 *Vier Lieder, opus 22 *"Weihnacht"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Streit, Else German women classical composers German opera composers 1869 births Year of death missing