Margarethe Danzi née Marchand (1768 – 11 June 1800) was a German

Germans

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 composer and soprano.

Life

Margarethe Marchand was born in Germany

Germany

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. Some sources give her birthplace as Munich

Munich

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 and others Mannheim

Mannheim

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, and it was possible that the family was on tour in Frankfurt

Frankfurt

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 on the date of her birth. She was the daughter of the singer, actress and dancer Magdalena Brochard Marchand and Theobald Hilary Marchand, director of the National Theatre of Mannheim. Margarethe studied music and composition in Munich with Franziska Lebrun and in Salzburg

Salzburg

-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

 with Leopold Mozart

Leopold Mozart

Johann Georg Leopold Mozart was a German composer, conductor, teacher, and violinist. Mozart is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin textbook Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule.-Childhood and student years:He was born in Augsburg, son of...

. She apprenticed in supporting roles and debuted in 1787 at the age of 12 at the Mannheim Court Theater, performing the title role in The Youth

The Youth

-Background:The faction was formed on 23 March 1999, during the 14th Knesset, when Centre Party MK Eliezer Sandberg broke away from his party and established a single-member parliamentary group....

by Johann Jakob Engel

Johann Jakob Engel

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In 1790 she married conductor and composer Franz Danzi

Franz Danzi

Franz Ignaz Danzi was a German cellist, composer and conductor, the son of the noted Italian cellist Innocenz Danzi. Born in Schwetzingen, Franz Danzi worked in Mannheim, Munich, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, where he died....

, and performed with him as prima donna of the troupe Domenico Guardasonis on European concert tours. After 1796 Margaret also performed as prima donna at the Munich Court Theatre. She died in Munich of a lung disease.

Works

Danzi composed for violin and piano. Selected works include:

• Sonata II in B-flat major for violin and piano
• Three sonatas for pianoforte with violin obbligato