Re: GEN: Music composer

[Nelson <nelsonb@SLS.LIB.IL.US>]

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On Mon, 27 Jan 1997, Nancy Hall wrote:

> Hello LM Netters,
>
> Does anyone out there in the world know if Maria Anna Mozart, Wolfgang's
> sister,  published any of her own compositions.

The New Grove's states, "Nannerl (nickname) tried her own hand as a
composer, with results that met her brother's approval, but none of her
compositions survives."  Maybe someone should start looking in church
lofts and barns in Austria to see if any can be found!  Bruce


 I recall hearing on NPR about
> a woman composer who was not allowed to publish until after her brother died.
> Several people have suggested Fanny Mendelssohn, but she died before her
> brother. Any clues? TIA
>
> Nancy Hall     nphHall@aol.com
> District Library Center
> Del Rey School
> Orinda, CA  94563
>