Elizabeth Gyring
Encyclopedia
Elizabeth Gyring was an American
composer born in Vienna
, the daughter of laryngologist Leopold Rethy. She studied with Joseph Marx
and Ludwig Gzaczkes at the Vienna Academy of Music and had successful premieres as a composer in Berlin
and Vienna. She married Otto Geiringer, and in 1939 the couple emigrated to the United States
where Gyring became a citizen. She died in New York
in 1970, and her papers are housed at Washington State University
.
Her works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:
United States
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composer born in Vienna
Vienna
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, the daughter of laryngologist Leopold Rethy. She studied with Joseph Marx
Joseph Marx
Joseph Rupert Rudolf Marx was an Austrian composer, teacher and critic.-Life and career:Marx pursued studies in philosophy, art history, German studies, and music at Graz University, earning several degrees including a doctorate in 1909. He began composing seriously in 1908 and over the next four...
and Ludwig Gzaczkes at the Vienna Academy of Music and had successful premieres as a composer in Berlin
Berlin
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and Vienna. She married Otto Geiringer, and in 1939 the couple emigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where Gyring became a citizen. She died in New York
New York
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in 1970, and her papers are housed at Washington State University
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university...
.
Works
Gyring composed choral and orchestra works, chamber music, organ and works for solo instruments. Selected works include:- The reign of violence is over (Text: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
- Piano Sonata No.2 (1957)
- Hymn of Gratitude (1948)
- Arabesque for bassoon
Her works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:
- Harrison/ Perry/ Gyring (2010)