Elena Asachi, née Teyber, (b. 30 October 1789, d. 9 May 1877) was a Romanian

Romanians

The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....

 pianist

Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

, singer and composer

Composer

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 of Austrian birth. She was the daughter of Austrian composer Anton Teyber

Anton Teyber

Anton Teyber , was an Austrian organist, Kapellmeister and composer.Anton Teyber was born and died in Vienna. His brother was Franz Teyber. He taught the children of the Holy Roman Emperor before working as a composer to the Dresden opera and Vienna court. He is notable for his two 'Concertos for...

 and niece of concertmaster Franz Teyber

Franz Teyber

Franz Teyber was an Austrian Kapellmeister, organist and composer of orchestral and chamber music. Studying at Wagenseil, from 1786 he was director of the Schikaneder theatre company and from 1801 a composer and musical director of the Theater an der Wien...

.

Elena Teyber was born in Vienna

Vienna

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 and studied music under her father as a child in Dresden

Dresden

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. Later she studied in Vienna under opera singer Domenico Donzelli

Domenico Donzelli

Domenico Donzelli was an Italian tenor with a robust voice who enjoyed an important career in Paris, London and his native country during the 1808-1841 period.-Biography:...

. After completing her studies, she became a professor at Iaşi Conservatory where she was known as a pianist and composer from 1827 to 1863. She married Gheorghe Asachi

Gheorghe Asachi

Gheorghe Asachi was a Moldavian-born Romanian prose writer, poet, painter, historian, dramatist and translator. An Enlightenment-educated polymath and polyglot, he was one of the most influential people of his generation...

, with whom she collaborated on songs and theatrical works. She died in Iaşi.

Works

Selected works include:

• Fete pastoral des bergers moldaves (pastoral-vaudeville) 1834
• Contrabantul (The Smuggler) (comedy-vaudeville) 1837
• Tiganii (The Gypsies) (vaudeville with songs) 1856

Songs:

• Ballade moldave (with G. Asachi) 1834
• Se starb, sagst tu (G. Asachi, translated by E. Asachi) 1837
• Song of Society (with G. Asachi) 1849