Caroline Wichern Explained

Caroline Wichern (12 September 1836 – 7 May 1906)[1] was a German music educator and composer.

Biography

Caroline Wichern was the eldest daughter of the Protestant theologian and social reformer Johann Hinrich Wichern. She wrote and published songs including a collection of Christmas songs,[2] and was associated with Johannes Brahms. She worked until 1895 as a music teacher at Ellerslie College in Manchester, a school for kindergarten teachers.[3] [4] She was instrumental in popularizing the Christmas song "Stille Nacht" in England.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Namensgeberin: Caroline Wichern. de. Wichernhaus. Diakoniewerk Gelsenkirchen und Wattenscheid. 9 March 2023.
  2. The Musical Times. 25. 493. 1 March 1884. Backmatter. 182. 3356035.
  3. Web site: The "Silent Night" Song in North and Central German Protestant Hymnals. Renate Ebeling-Winkler. 3 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100309023103/http://www.stillenacht.at/de/forschung.asp. 9 March 2010. dead.
  4. Book: The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. Julie Anne. Sadie. Julie Anne Sadie. Rhian. Samuel. Rhian Samuel. 1994. W. W. Norton & Company . 4 October 2010. 9780393034875.

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