Cornélie van Oosterzee
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Cornélie van Oosterzee was a Dutch
pianist and composer.
. She began piano lessons at the age of 16 and later studied music theory with Willem Nicolaï. Her studies ended when her family moved to the Dutch East Indies
, but she resumed her studies with Nicolaï when she returned to The Netherlands at the age of 25. She studied with Samuel de Lange in Stuttgart
and with Robert Radecke, and was admitted as the only woman student to Heinrich Urban's Master School of Instrumental Composers in Berlin
. Van Oosterzee was made a Knight of the Order of Oranje-Nassau in 1897. She died in Berlin.
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
pianist and composer.
Biography
Cornelie van Oosterzee was born in Batavia, now JakartaJakarta
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. She began piano lessons at the age of 16 and later studied music theory with Willem Nicolaï. Her studies ended when her family moved to the Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....
, but she resumed her studies with Nicolaï when she returned to The Netherlands at the age of 25. She studied with Samuel de Lange in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
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and with Robert Radecke, and was admitted as the only woman student to Heinrich Urban's Master School of Instrumental Composers in Berlin
Berlin
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. Van Oosterzee was made a Knight of the Order of Oranje-Nassau in 1897. She died in Berlin.
Works
Van Oosterzee wrote songs and an opera. She also composed music for choral ensemble, chamber ensemble and orchestra. Selected works include:- Das Gelöbnis (1910) opera
- Koningsidyllen symphonic poem after Tennyson
- Nordische Phantasy
- Prelude to Iolanthe