Sophie Wolff-Fritz Explained

Sophie Wolff-Fritz (15 July 1858 – 1938)  was a German composer, singer and teacher.[1] She was born in Vohl and studied singing in Darmstadt under Luise Muller, and later under Femy Schnyder.[2] Woff-Fritz taught in a nursery school and at the Kirschbaum Institute before moving to Buenos Aires in 1891, where she was the principal of a music school until 1904.[3] After 1907, she returned to Berlin and taught singing there. She wrote at least one article on singing, which was published in 1921.[4] Her compositions for voice and piano include:[5]

Notes and References

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  2. Book: Wier, Albert Ernest. The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. 1938. Macmillan. en.
  3. Book: Stewart-Green, Miriam.. Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. 1980. G.K. Hall. 0-8161-8498-4. Boston, Mass.. 6815939.
  4. Book: Berliner Titeldrucke. 1922. Behrend. de.
  5. Book: Cohen, Aaron I.. International encyclopedia of women composers. 1987. 0-9617485-2-4. 2nd, revised and enlarged. New York. 16714846.

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