Hedwig Andersen (9 June 1866 in Memel,

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− 29 March 1957 in Schönborn near

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) was with

Clara Schlaffhorst Clara Schlaffhorst (16 October 1863 – 17 February 1945) was a German singer and promoter of physical education Physical education is an academic subject taught in schools worldwide, encompassing Primary education, primary, Secondary educat ...

founder of the , a method of respiration, speech and

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Life

As the daughter of a master rope maker she grew up in Memel. She trained as a piano teacher in

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in Thuringia. Student of the singing teacher Julius Hey, through whom she met Clara Schlaffhorst, who was also a student of his. They translated the book "The Art of Breathing" by Leo Kofler into German. This resulted in the joint research and teaching of breathing, voice and movement. In 1910 she began teaching in Berlin. In 1916 Schlaffhorst and Andersen founded the "School for the Art of Breathing and Singing", the first training school in Rothenburg an der Fulda. This was later moved to Hustedt/Südheide (1926-1942) and Seefeld/Pomerania (1942-1945). After the death of

and the escape from

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she was taken in by the former student Annemarie Fischer on her estate in Schönborn (

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), where she remained until her death at the age of 90.

Publications

* ''Atmung and Stimme''. * ''Atmung Stimme Bewegung''.''Atmung Stimme Bewegung''
on GoogleBooks

References

External links

*
Hedwig Andersen
in . Women's biography research (with references and quotations). {{DEFAULTSORT:Andersen, Hedwig German women pianists 1866 births 1957 deaths People from Klaipėda