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Mary J. A. Wurm (1860–1938) was an English composer.
Biography
Mary Wurm was born in England, the sister of Adela Verne, and studied music in Germany. She studied composition with Charles Villiers Stanford. Mary Wurm became a noted pianist, and in 1898 founded and conducted a women's orchestra in Berlin.[1][2]
Works
Selected works include:
- Mag auch heiss das Scheiden brennen
- Christkindleins Wiegenlied aus des Knaben Wunderhorn (Text: Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
- Wiegenlied im Sommer (Text: Robert Reinick)
References
- ^ "Timelines in Music History". http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/public/page/womentimeline. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994) (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. http://books.google.com/books?id=IvoQQU1QL_QC&pg=PA474&dq=Mary+J.+A.+Wurm+norton+grove&hl=en&ei=Go7bTKuYLoT78Ab20cDmCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
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