Berta Bock
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Berta Johanna Amalie Bock née Spech (15 March 1857 - 4 April 1945) was a Romania
n composer. She was born in Hermannstadt, Transylvania
(now Sibiu
, Romania
) and also taught piano and voice. She died in Sibiu.
Selected works include:
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n composer. She was born in Hermannstadt, Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
(now Sibiu
Sibiu
Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
) and also taught piano and voice. She died in Sibiu.
Works
Brock composed an opera, several ballets and songs for voice and piano.Selected works include:
- Die Pfingstkrone, opera
- Die alte Linde, op. 10 no. 4 (Text: Anna Schullerus)
- Ich sah im Felde, op. 12 no. 5 (Text: R. Kandt)
- Noch bin ich jung, op. 6 no. 3 (Text: Helene Tiedemann)
- Über den Bergen, op. 9 no. 1 (Text: Karl (or Carl) Busse)
- Vor der Schmiede, op. 7 no. 1 (Text: Reinhard Volker)