Maria Bach
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Emelie Marie Baronin von Bach , Maria Bach for short (born March 1, 1896 in Vienna ; † February 26, 1978 there ) was an Austrian pianist , violinist , composer and visual artist .
Life
Maria Bach's parents were the musicians Robert Bonaventura Michael Wenzel von Bach and Eleonore Josepha Maria Theresia Auguste Bach. In 1897 she moved with her family to Leesdorf Castle in Baden near Vienna , where she grew up with her two older sisters Theresa and Katharina and her younger sister Henriette. She learned to play the piano and later the violin at the Grimm Music School in Baden. Maria played house music with her parents before starting to compose.
She was also a member of the Vienna Musicians ' Club , which to this day advocates a coexistence of women and men within the women's movement. Along with Vilma Webenau (1875–1953) and Mathilde Kralik von Meyrswalden (1857–1944), she was one of the club's most prominent figures.
In 1919 she began studying composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna . There the Austrian music educator and composer Joseph Marx exerted a significant influence on them. Bach made her debut as a composer in 1921 with the fools songs for tenor and orchestra , which were later published by Schott. Her works were found acceptable and not banned during the Nazi era.
In the 1920s she had a relationship with Ivan Boutnikoff, a Russian composer. Maria Bach married the Italian painter Arturo Ciacelli in 1952 , with whom she stayed until his death in 1966. During their marriage, she started painting and exhibiting her pictures in galleries. Bach mainly painted landscapes, becoming more known for her paintings than for her musical compositions. In 1976 she received the title of professor.
Maria Bach died in 1978 as a result of gas poisoning in her apartment in Vienna. Your estate is in the Vienna Library in the City Hall . She was buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery .
Web links
- Maria Bach in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Volgaquintet for 2 violins, viola, violoncello and piano
- String quintet 1936 for 2 violins, viola and 2 violoncellos
Individual evidence
- ^ Grave site Maria Bach , Vienna, Zentralfriedhof, Group 21, Row G1, No. 21.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bach, Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Emelie Marie Baroness von Bach (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 1978 |
| Place of death | Vienna |