German singer
Elise Kratky Schmezer (1810–1856)[ 1] was a German singer and teacher[ 2] who composed one opera and many songs.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Schmezer’s father Josef Kratky taught trumpet, trombone, and horn in Graz (today in Austria). She performed as a singer in Graz until her marriage to the tenor Friedrich Schmezer in the 1830s and his appointment as a singer/director in Braunschweig, Germany, in 1836.[ 6] Elise Schmezer composed and taught voice after their move to Braunschweig.[ 2]
Several composers dedicated works to Elise Schmezer:
In 1853, Schmezer’s opera Otto der Schütz [ 10] premiered in Brunswick at the Herzogliches Hoftheater.[ 11] The libretto by Friedrich Schmezer was based on works by Alexandre Dumas [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] and Johanna Kinkel .[ 2] [ 15]
Schmezer’s compositions were published by Bachmann & Nagel, Damkohler, Heinrichshofen, Carl Luckhardt, Mayer, and A. M. Schlesinger.[ 6] They included:
Opera
Otto der Schütz (libretto by Friedrich Schmezer; orchestrated by Carl Zabel)[ 16] [ 11]
Vocal
Opus 4, Lieder, Romanzen und Balladen für Tenor[ 1]
No. 1. “Der Troubadour” (text by Ferdinand Freiligrath after Sir Walter Scott
No. 2. “Rothe Rose” (text by Ferdinand Freiligrath after Robert Burns )
No. 3. ”Thürmerlied” (text Emanuel Geibel )
Opus 5, Lieder, Romanzen und Balladen fur Tenor[ 1]
No. 1 “Valencia’s Rose” (text by Gustav Brandt)
No. 2 “Die Sultanin” (text by Ignaz Hub)
No. 3 "Der Zigeunerbube" (text by Emanuel Geibel)
Opus 6, Lieder, Romanzen und Balladen[ 1]
No. 1 “Wenn ich in deine Augen seh’” (text by Heinrich Heine )
No. 2 “Ich möchte sterben wie der Schwan” (text by Emanuel Geibel)
No. 3 “Der Postillon” (text by Otto Friedrich Gruppe )
Opus 7, Lieder, Romanzen und Balladen[ 1]
No. 1 “Schön Rohtraut” (text by Eduard Mörike )
No. 2 “Das Geheimnis” (text by Friedrich Schiller )
No. 3 “Widmung” (text by Friedrich Rückert )
No. 1 “Neuer Frühling” (text by Heinrich Heine)
No. 2 “Der Gruss” (text by Anonymous)
No. 3 “Der Csikos” (text by Johan Nepomuk Vogl)
No. 4 “Tyrolerlied” (text by Zille)
Opus 10, Vier Lieder für hohe Stimme[ 1] [ 17]
No. 1 “Gondoliera (Keine Rosen ohne Dornen)” (text by Otto Inkermann as C. O. Sternau)
No. 2 “Auf Posten” (text by Wilhelm Hauff )
No. 3 “Zigeunerlied aus dem Persischen” (text by Georg Friedrich Daumer )
No. 4 “Gondoliera (Felice notte Marietta)” (text by Otto Inkermann as C. O. Sternau)
Opus 11, Berg und See, aus Amaranth (text by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz)[ 1]
Opus 12, Jung Walther aus Amaranth (text by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz)[ 1]
Opus 13, Die Verwandlung (text by Christian Levin Friedrich Christian Sander)[ 1]
Opus 16, Vier Lieder[ 1]
No. 4 “Leise zieht durch mein Gemüt” (text by Heinrich Heine)
Opus 17, Drei Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte[ 18] [ 19]
No. 1 “Der Ursprung der Harfe”
No. 2 “Du wundersüßes Kind” (text by Otto Indermann as C. O. Sternau)
No. 3 “Was treibt dich umher, in der Frühlingsnacht?” (text by Heinrich Heine)
Opus 18, Lieder mit englischem Texte von Robert Burns[ 18]
No. 1 “Wärst du auf öder Haid allein”
No. 2 “Das Hochlandskind”
No. 3 “Die Birke von Aberfeldy”
Opus 19, Two Songs[ 20]
Opus 20, Two Songs[ 21]
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Elise Schmezer Song Texts | LiederNet" . www.lieder.net . Retrieved 2023-03-03 .
^ a b c Deutscher Bühnenalmanach (in German).
^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (2nd, revised and enlarged ed.). New York: Books & Music USA. p. 622. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4 . OCLC 16714846 .
^ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice . Boston, Massachusetts: G. K. Hall. p. 64. ISBN 0-8161-8498-4 . OCLC 6815939 .
^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook . Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. p. 148. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3 . OCLC 3844725 .
^ a b Bunzel, Anja (2020). The Songs of Johanna Kinkel: Genesis, Reception, Context . Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 978-1-78327-410-9 .
^ Piano Trio No. 4, Op. 31 (Fesca, Alexander) : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
^ Wiener Allgemeine Musik-Zeitung (in German). A. Strauss. 1845.
^ Svensk bibliographi för år ... eller Allmän Förteckning öfwer utkomna Böcker, Musikalier, Kartor, Kopparstick och Stentryck: 1849 (in Swedish). Norstedt. 1849.
^ Wier, Albert E., ed. (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians . New York: The Macmillan Company. p. 1670.
^ a b Griffel, Margaret Ross (2018-01-23). Operas in German: A Dictionary . Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-4797-0 .
^ Allgemeine Theater-Chronik: Organ für das Gesamtinteresse der deutschen Bühnen und ihrer Mitglieder (in German). Schaarschmidt & Volckmar. 1853.
^ Noll, Gustav (1906). Otto der Schütz in der Literatur (in German). K. J. Trübner.
^ Dumas, Alexandre (2016-12-13). Otto der Schütz (in German). andersseitig.de. ISBN 978-3-96118-235-0 .
^ Studies in German . Catholic University of America. 1926.
^ "Woman's Work in Music, Arthur Elson" . www.hellenicaworld.com . p. 168. Retrieved 2023-03-03 .
^ Leuckart, Franz Ernst Christoph (1895). Verzeichniss des Musikalien-Verlages von F. E. C. Leuckart Constantin Sander in Leipzig: In alphab. Reihenfolge. [Franz Ernst Christoph Leuckart] (in German). Leuckart.
^ a b Hofmeisters Handbuch der Musikliteratur (in German). F. Hofmeister. 1880.
^ Musikalisch-literarischer Monatsbericht über neue Musikalien, musikalische Schriften und Abbildungen: 1853 (in German). Hofmeister. 1853.
^ Laurence, Anya (1978). Women of notes : 1.000 women composers Born Before 1900 . New York: Richards Rosen Press. p. 73. OCLC 1123454581 .
^ Ebel, Otto (1910). Les femmes compositeurs de musique: dictionnaire biographique (in French). P. Rosier.
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