Marianna Auenbrugger
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Marianna Auenbrugger was an Austria
n pianist
and composer
.
The daughter of the physician Leopold Auenbrugger, she was a highly regarded pianist and composer in Vienna. Together with her sister Caterina Franziska, she was a student of Joseph Haydn
and Antonio Salieri
. Haydn dedicated to the two sisters in 1780 a cycle of six sonatas (Hob XVI :35-39 and 20). As Marianne in 1782 at the emaciation died Salieri, at his own expense, printed her composition Artaria Piano Sonata and added a print of self-written Trauerode for soprano and piano on one.
Auenbrugger also wrote a libretto
to the German Singspiel, the chimney sweeper (1781).
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n 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:...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
The daughter of the physician Leopold Auenbrugger, she was a highly regarded pianist and composer in Vienna. Together with her sister Caterina Franziska, she was a student of Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...
and Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri was a Venetian classical composer, conductor and teacher born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, but who spent his adult life and career as a faithful subject of the Habsburg monarchy....
. Haydn dedicated to the two sisters in 1780 a cycle of six sonatas (Hob XVI :35-39 and 20). As Marianne in 1782 at the emaciation died Salieri, at his own expense, printed her composition Artaria Piano Sonata and added a print of self-written Trauerode for soprano and piano on one.
Auenbrugger also wrote a libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
to the German Singspiel, the chimney sweeper (1781).