Evelyn Faltis (20 February 1887 – 13 May 1937) was a

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n composer.

Life

Evelyn Faltis was born in

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, in 1887, the second of three daughters of Carl Johann and Maria Anna Cecilia Magdalena Faltis (born Wiesenburg) who were Viennese bourgeoisie. She began her music studies at the Assomption convent in

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and later studied at the

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Music Academy with

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and

Eusebius Mandyczewski Eusebius Mandyczewski (, ; 18 August 1857, in Molodiia – 13 August 1929, in Vienna) was a Romanian musicologist, composer, conductor, and teacher. He was an author of numerous musical works and is highly regarded within Austrian, Romanian a ...

. She also studied at the

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Conservatory with

Felix Draeseke Felix August Bernhard Draeseke (7 October 1835 – 26 February 1913) was a composer of the " New German School" admiring Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner. He wrote compositions in most forms including eight operas and stage works, four symphonie ...

and Eduard Reus, and in

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with

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. After completing her studies she moved to

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, but settled in

in 1933. She became the first female coach at

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and worked as an accompanist at the

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Stadttheater am Ring and the

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Hoftheater, and after 1924 at the

Städtische Oper. She died in Vienna of pneumonia.

Works

Faltis composed for orchestra, chamber ensemble, instruments and chorus. *''Sonata in B minor'' for piano (no Op., about 1909) *''Piano Trio in D minor'', Op. 1 *''Fantastic symphony'' for orchestra, Op. 2a *''Hamlet'' symphonic poem, Op. 2b *''Piano Concerto'', Op. 3 *''Piano Trio in G minor'', Op. 4 *''Andante and Slavic Dance'', Op 5. (Op. 5 was counted twice) *''Adagio'' for Violin and Piano, Op. 5 (Op. 5 was counted twice) *''Sonata in D minor'' for Violin and Piano, Op. 6 *''Three songs'' for voice and piano, Op. 7 (1921) **1. ''Träume'' (Dreams) - 2. ''Litanei'' (Litany) - 3. ''Nepomuk'' *''Seven Songs'' for Voice and Piano, Op. 8 (1921) **1. ''Volksweise'' (Folksong) - 2. ''Golka'' - 3. ''Rosentage'' (Days of Roses) - 4. ''Lied der Tänzerin'' (Song of the Dancer) - 5. ''Liebeslied'' (Love Song) - 6. ''Vigilie'' (Vigil) - 7. ''Nebel'' (Fog) *''Anrufung: Welche Wege soll ich schreiten'' (Invocation: Which way should I proceed) for eight-part mixed chorus a capella, Text: Hans Ossenbach, Op. 9 (publ. 1929) *''Six Songs'' for Voice and Piano, Op. 10 (publ. 1921) **1. ''Warum'' (Why) - 2. ''Komm heim'' (Come home) - 3. ''Hymne'' (Hymn) - 4. ''Libussa'' - 5. ''Die Ratlose'' (The Baffled One) - 6. ''An den Mond'' (To the Moon) *''Two sacred songs'', Op. 11 *''Fantasy and Double Fugue with "Dies Irae" for organ'', Op. 12 (publ. 1922) *''Six Gypsy Songs'', Op. 13 (publ. 1921) **1. ''Auftrag'' (Order) - 2. ''Die Verliebten'' (The Lovers) - 3. ''Abschied'' (Farewell) - 4. ''Kolednika'' - 5. ''Bräutchens Garten'' (Bride Garden) - 6. ''Die Verlassene'' (The Abandoned) *''String Quartet'', Op. 13a *''Mass with organ'', Op. 13b *''Two songs'' for voice and piano, Op. 14 (publ. 1931) **1. ''Traum'' (Dream) - 2. ''Der Kirschbaum'' (The Cherry Tree) *''String Quartet'', Op. 15 *''Lieder fernen Gedenkens'' (Songs of distant memory) for voice and piano, Op. post. (publ. 1939) **1. ''Unklarheit'' (Obscurity) - 2. ''Zeig mir dein wahres Bild'' (Show Me Your True Image) - 3. ''Sprich'' (Say) - 4. ''Heimkehr'' (Homecoming)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faltis, Evelyn 1887 births 1937 deaths 20th-century classical composers Czech classical composers Czech women composers Czech women music educators Czech music educators People from Trutnov Czech women classical composers 20th-century women composers