Anna Pessiak-Schmerling
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Anna Pessiak-Schmerling was an Austrian
composer born in Vienna
. She was the grand-daughter of Giannatasio del Rio, and studied with Madame Marchesi. She worked as a professor of voice at the Conservatory in Vienna. She composed piano work and songs, and was noted for her masses and other sacred works.
Austrians
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composer born in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. She was the grand-daughter of Giannatasio del Rio, and studied with Madame Marchesi. She worked as a professor of voice at the Conservatory in Vienna. She composed piano work and songs, and was noted for her masses and other sacred works.