Maria Bach
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Emilie Marie Baroness von Bach (b. 1 March 1896, d. 26 February 1978) was an Austrian
pianist, violinist, composer and artist.
, Austria
, the daughter of Robert Bonaventura Michael Wenzel von Bach and his wife Eleonore Josepha Maria Theresia Auguste, Baroness von Bach. When Marie was one year old, the family moved to the castle Leesdorf near Baden
. Marie took piano lessons at the Musikschule Grimm in Baden and at the age of fourteen began violin lessons.
In 1914 she began to compose her first prelude, which she followed with songs and other piano pieces. She attended the Vienna Academy of Music and Performing Arts studying music theory and composition with Joseph Marx
and conducting with Jvan G. Boutnikoff. She made her debut as a composer in 1921 with Narrenlieder für Tenor und Orchester, a song cycle which was later printed by Schott in Vienna. She continued to be successful as a composer, but after the death of her father, the family had financial difficulties.
Bach met the Italian painter Arturo Ciacelli in 1940 and went with him to Italy
where she became interested in painting. After she began to exhibit, her paintings became almost more successful than her compositions. Ciacelli died in 1966 and for a while Bach gave up creative endeavors, but eventually began to compose again. She received a gold medal for composition in 1962 and was awarded the title of professor in 1976.
Bach died in Vienna of smoke inhalation. Her papers are housed in the City Hall Library in Vienna.
Austrians
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pianist, violinist, composer and artist.
Life
Marie Bach was born in ViennaVienna
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, Austria
Austria
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, the daughter of Robert Bonaventura Michael Wenzel von Bach and his wife Eleonore Josepha Maria Theresia Auguste, Baroness von Bach. When Marie was one year old, the family moved to the castle Leesdorf near Baden
Baden
Baden is a historical state on the east bank of the Rhine in the southwest of Germany, now the western part of the Baden-Württemberg of Germany....
. Marie took piano lessons at the Musikschule Grimm in Baden and at the age of fourteen began violin lessons.
In 1914 she began to compose her first prelude, which she followed with songs and other piano pieces. She attended the Vienna Academy of Music and Performing Arts studying music theory and composition 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 conducting with Jvan G. Boutnikoff. She made her debut as a composer in 1921 with Narrenlieder für Tenor und Orchester, a song cycle which was later printed by Schott in Vienna. She continued to be successful as a composer, but after the death of her father, the family had financial difficulties.
Bach met the Italian painter Arturo Ciacelli in 1940 and went with him to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
where she became interested in painting. After she began to exhibit, her paintings became almost more successful than her compositions. Ciacelli died in 1966 and for a while Bach gave up creative endeavors, but eventually began to compose again. She received a gold medal for composition in 1962 and was awarded the title of professor in 1976.
Bach died in Vienna of smoke inhalation. Her papers are housed in the City Hall Library in Vienna.
Works
Selected works include:- Prelude Warum? for piano (1914/15)
- Silhouetten, ballet suite
- Narrenlieder für Tenor und Orchester (1921)
- Sonate für Cello und Klavier (1924)
- Klavierquintett (1927/28)
- Klavierquartett
- Lieder für Stimme und Orchester
- Kammermusik und Orchesterwerke