Berta Bock Explained

Berta Johanna Amalie Bock née Spech (15 March 1857 – 4 April 1945) was a Romanian composer. She was born in Hermannstadt, Transylvania, Austrian Empire (now Sibiu, Romania) and also taught piano and voice.^[1] She died in Sibiu.^{[2] [3]}

Works

Brock composed an opera, several ballets and songs for voice and piano.Selected works include:

• Die Pfingstkrone, opera
• Die alte Linde, op. 10 no. 4 (Text: Anna Schullerus)
• Ich sah im Felde, op. 12 no. 5 (Text: R. Kandt)
• Noch bin ich jung, op. 6 no. 3 (Text: Helene Tiedemann)
• Über den Bergen, op. 9 no. 1 (Text: Karl (or Carl) Busse)
• Vor der Schmiede, op. 7 no. 1 (Text: Reinhard Volker)^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music in Transylvania. 29 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110312054456/http://www.siebenbuerger-bw.de/buch/sachsen/17.htm. 12 March 2011. dead.
2. Book: The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. Julie Anne. Sadie. Rhian. Samuel. 1994. 9780393034875. 29 January 2011.
3. Book: Die Siebenbürger Sachsen in den Jahren 1848-1918. Hans. Barth. Carl. Göllner. 1988.
4. Web site: Composer: Berta Bock (1857-1945). https://archive.today/20160825015524/http://www.lieder.net/lieder/b/bock.html. dead. 25 August 2016. 29 January 2011.