Charlotte Caroline Wilhelmine Bachmann

Charlotte Caroline Wilhelmine Bachmann née Stöwe (b. 2 November 1757. d. 19 August 1817) was a German singer, harpsichordist and composer. She was born in Berlin, the daughter of musician Wilhelm Heinrich Stöwe, and studied singing and harpsichord as a child.^[1] At the age of nine she made her debut in the Liebhaberkonzerte. She married Berlin violinst and luthier Karl Ludwig Bachmann.^[2]

She was one of twenty founding members of the Berlin Singakademie in 1791,^[3] and was instrumental in establishing annual performances of C.H. Graun’s Der Tod Jesu between 1797 and 1806, a tradition that continued at the Berlin court until 1884.^[4] She was well regarded as a performer in Berlin. One of her songs was published in Rellstab’s Clavier-Magazin in 1787.^[5] She died in Berlin.^[6]

Works

Bachman composed songs. Selected works include:

• Madchen wenn dein lacheln winket, 1787

References

1. ^ Blume, Friedrich; Finscher, Ludwig (1999). Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: allgemeine Enzyklopädie: Volume 2. 
2. ^ "Bachmann, Charlotte Caroline". http://composers-classical-music.com/b/BachmannCharlotteCaroline.htm. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
3. ^ Zelter, Carl Friedrich; Rintel\date=1861, Wilhelm. Carl Friedrich Zelter: Eine lebensbeschreibung. 
4. ^ "Der Tod Jesu". http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/al.asp?al=CDA67446. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
5. ^ "Bachmann (née Stöwe), Charlotte Caroline Wilhelmine". http://www.law-guy.com/dummygod/Entries/S01704.htm. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 
6. ^ Eberl, Kathrin; Musketa, Konstanze; Ruf, Wolfgang (2002). Daniel Gottlob Türk - Theoretiker, Komponist, Pädagoge und Musiker. 

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Name	Bachmann, Charlotte Caroline Wilhelmine
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Short description	singer, harpsichordist and composer
Date of birth	2 November 1757
Place of birth
Date of death	19 August 1817
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