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German-Bohemian composer and poet (1792–1855)
Schlick in 1850

Maria Elisabeth, Countess of Schlick (German: Maria Elisabeth, Gräfin von Schlick zu Bassano und Weißkirchen, Czech: Marie Alžběta Šliková; c. 1790 – 14 December 1855) was a Bohemia-born composer and poet. She composed music for lieder and also wrote poetry that other composers set to music. She published under the name Countess Elise Schlick or Gräfin Elise Schlick. Although Schlick is often described as German, some sources list her birthplace as Prague and her birth year as 1792.

Little is known about Schlick’s early life or education. She was the sister-in-law of Count Franz zu Bassano und Weisskirchen, an Austrian general who helped suppress the Hungarian uprising in 1849. She was described as a patroness of Franz Liszt in Prague.

Schlick produced compositions through at least opus 5. Her musical compositions were published by Franz Gloggl and C. A. Spina in Vienna; August Cranz in Hamburg; and Schott in Mainz. Her musical compositions and poetry included:

Music

  • "Geisternacht"
  • "Gute Nacht"
  • "Lieb Liebchen, leg's Händchen aufs Herze," opus 5 (text by Heinrich Heine)
  • "Lieder der Nacht"

Poetry

References

  1. Wier, Albert (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. New York: Macmillan. p. 1668. OCLC 466989926.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. "Amalie Karoline Luise Scholl Song Texts". lieder.net. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  3. Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York: Books & Music USA Inc. p. 622. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers: a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 148. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ "Women in Czech Music". kapralova.org. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  6. Liszt, Franz; Street-Klindworth, Agnes (2000). Franz Liszt and Agnes Street-Klindworth: A Correspondence, 1854-1886. Pendragon Press. ISBN 978-1-57647-006-0.
  7. ^ "Maria Elisabeth, Gräfin von Schlik zu Bassano und Weisskirchen (1790 - 1855)". lieder.net. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  8. Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers: a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. p. 64. ISBN 0-8161-8498-4. OCLC 6815939.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  9. ^ Anya, Laurence (1978). Women of notes: 1,000 women composers Born Before 1900. New York: Richards Rosen Press, Inc. p. 73. OCLC 1123454581.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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