Frieda Schmitt-Lermann Explained

Frieda Schmitt-Lermann (born 24 May 1885) was a German composer and pianist who wrote music for orchestra, television, theatre and voice.^[1]

Life

Schmitt-Lermann was born in Wurzburg.^[2] She studied piano privately in Augsburg, then studied composition in Munich with Josef Schmid.^[3] Little is known about Schmitt-Lermann’s personal life.

Schmitt-Lermann’s Kompositionen fuer Violine und Klavier was recorded commercially  on LP KASKA 1 BLN 30. Her music was published by Boehm & Sohn and Otto Halbreiter. Her compositions included:

Chamber

• Kompositionen fuer Violine und Klavier

Orchestra

• Allerseelen Symphonic Poem
• Indische Maerchen Symphonic Poem
• Serenade

Theatre

• Das Lied von der Glocke (text by Friedrich Schiller)^[4]
• music for television

Vocal

• Das Lied von der Glocke (choir and piano; text by Friedrich Schiller)^[5]
• Deutsche Schulmesse (two voices and organ)
• Drei Lieder^[6]
• Graduale fuer Mariae Empfangnis (choir and organ)
• “Liebeslied”
• “Lied vor de Trauung”
• Mass in F
• Offertorium fuer Christi Himmelfahrt (choir and orchestra)
• Songs
• “Vor der Trennung: wenn ich mit Menschen und mit Engelzungen”^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Cohen, Aaron I. . International encyclopedia of women composers . Books & Music USA Inc . 1987 . 0-9617485-2-4 . Second edition, revised and enlarged . New York . 623, 1125 . 16714846.
2. Book: Wier, Albert E. . The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians . The Macmillan Company . 1938 . New York . 1674.
3. Book: Heinrich, Adel . Organ and harpsichord music by women composers : an annotated catalog . Greenwood Press . 1991 . 978-0-313-38790-6 . New York . 321 . 650307517.
4. Book: Günther, Georg . Friedrich Schillers musikalische Wirkungsgeschichte: Ein Kompendium . 2018-06-20 . Springer-Verlag . 978-3-476-04620-8 . de.
5. Book: Stewart-Green, Miriam . Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice . G.K. Hall . 1980 . 0-8161-8498-4 . Boston, Mass. . 64 . 6815939.
6. Book: Schmitt-Lermann, Frieda . Drei Lieder . de.
7. Book: Hofmeisters Handbuch der Musikliteratur . 1924 . F. Hofmeister. . de.