Theresa Schaeffer Explained

Theresa Schaeffer was a 19th century German composer^[1] who wrote music for orchestra, piano^[2] and voice.^[3] Little is known about her life and education, but she composed works through at least opus 27 which were published by Carl Paez (active 1842–1900)^[4] and Adolf Martin Schlesinger (active 1810–1838). Her compositions included:

Orchestra

• Festival Overture^[5]

Piano

• Capriccio, opus 16^[6]
• Etincelles
• Lamentations Erotique, opus 1
• Mazurka, opus 5
• Nocturne, opus 15
• Rondo Brilliant, opus 14
• Scherzo, opus 17
• Serenade, opus 27

Vocal

• Cradle Song, opus 22
• Fourteen songs (collection)
• Two Songs, opus 6
• Two Songs, opus 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 . 619 . 16714846.
2. Book: Stern, Susan . Women composers : a handbook . Scarecrow Press . 1978 . 0-8108-1138-3 . Metuchen, N.J. . 148 . 3844725.
3. Book: Stewart-Green, Miriam . Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice . G.K. Hall . 1980 . 0-8161-8498-4 . Boston, Mass. . 114 . 6815939.
4. Web site: Paez - IMSLP . 2023-04-02 . imslp.org.
5. Book: Elson, Arthur . Woman's Work in Music: Being an Account of Her Influence on the Art, in Ancient as Well as Modern Times; a Summary of Her Musical Compositions, in the Different Countries of the Civilized World; and an Estimate of Their Rank in Comparison with Those of Men . 1903 . L.C. Page . 163 . en.
6. Book: Anya, Laurence . Women of notes 1 000 women composers born before 1900 . Richards Rosen Press . 1978 . New York . 73 . 1137758426.