Princess Marie Elisabeth of Saxe-Meiningen
Princess Marie Elisabeth of Saxe-Meiningen | |
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Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | |
Mother | Princess Charlotte of Prussia |
Princess Marie Elisabeth of Saxe-Meiningen (23 September 1853 – 22 February 1923) was the only daughter of
Early life
Princess Marie Elisabeth was born on 23 September 1853 in
Marie Elisabeth's father participated in the Franco-Prussian War, where he fought in nearly every battle.[2] After the war, Georg II devoted himself to the stage, and his court became famous for its brilliance and culture.[2] A year after Feodora's death, Georg II married for a third and last time to Ellen Franz, a stage actress.[2] A happy marriage, together they founded the Meiningen Ensemble, which became the centre for dramatic art in Germany.[2]
Music
As her father was a great patron of the stage and the founder of a national theater,[2] Marie Elisabeth was raised in this environment, consequently becoming artistic and a great lover of music like her parents. She received a thorough education under the tutelage of Theodor Kirchner, a talented pianist. Her father was a great patron of German composer and pianist Johannes Brahms, who worked as a music teacher in Meiningen for various pupils, including Marie Elisabeth, whom he gave piano lessons to.[7] In addition to Brahms, Marie Elisabeth was in close contact with other famous musicians, such as Richard Strauss, Franz Mannstädt, and Hans von Bülow.
Marie Elisabeth was a student of the Conservatorium; she and Prince Alexander of Hesse, another royal pupil of Brahms, celebrated the birthday of musician Joachim Raff in Frankfurt in 1886.[8] There, they interpreted Brahm's Sonata (Op. 78) for pianoforte and violin in a special feature for the ceremony.[8] At the 1878 wedding of her elder brother Bernhard to Princess Charlotte of Prussia, eldest daughter of German Crown Prince Frederick William, Marie Elisabeth composed a piece of music specially meant for the occasion entitled torch dance.
As of 1913, Marie Elisabeth was the author of Einzugsmarsch for orchestra, Fackeltanz for piano as well as several other piano compositions.[9] She also wrote a "pretty" Cradle Song for violin and piano, and, in 1892, she produced a Romanze in F major for clarinet and piano which had been influenced by Brahms' teachings.[9][10] At her residence in Berchtesgaden, Marie Elisabeth received a regular circle of artists and encouraged talented singers by financing their education.
Marie Elisabeth died on 22 February 1923 in Obersendling. She never married, and is buried in the cemetery park in Meiningen.
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Martin, Frederick (1912). The Statesman's Year Book, Volume 49. London: Macmillan and Co. p. 922.
- ^ a b c d e f "Duke George II. Dies In Meiningen", The New York Times, Berlin, 26 June 1914
- ISBN 0-8047-1196-8.
- ^ Koller, p. 51.
- ^ Koller, pp. 51-53.
- ^ Koller, p. 53.
- ^ Goltz, Maren (2008). "Musiker Lexikon des Herzogtums Sachsen-Meiningen (1680–1918)" (PDF) (1–334). Retrieved 16 September 2010.
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- ^ a b Ebel, Otto (1913). Women Composers: A Biographical Handbook of Women's Work in Music. Chandler-Ebel.
- ^ View the following urls for more: [1] [2] "RHEINBERGER / SACHSEN-MEININGEN / SCHUMANN / REINECKE: Piano Works | ClassicsOnline Classical Music CD mp3 downloads | Free preview streaming | ACD22516 from ATMA Classique". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2010.