Clara Anna Korn was an American

United States

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 pianist, composer and music writer. She was born in Germany

Germany

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, but her family moved to the United States

United States

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 and she grew up in New Jersey

New Jersey

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. She studied at the National Conservatory of Music in New York City

New York City

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 with B.O. Klein, Antonin Dvorak

Antonín Dvorák

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 and Horatio Parker

Horatio Parker

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She taught music in the New Jersey school system and from 1893 to 1898 at the National Conservatory, and served as head of the piano department at the DeBauer School of Music and Languages in New York City. Korn wrote for several music journals and founded the Women's Philharmonic Orchestra.

Works

Korn composed for voice, piano and orchestra. Selected works include:

• Capriccio for piano and orchestra
• Violin suite
• Symphonic poem
• Morpheus
• Orchestra suite No. 1
• Orchestra suite No. 2
• Piano Concerto
• Piano Sonata
• Our Last War opera