Agnes Zimmermann (5 July 184714 November 1925) was a German concert

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and

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who lived in

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Biography

Agnes Marie Jacobina Zimmermann was born in

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. Her family moved to

, and she was enrolled at the

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at the age of nine, where her teachers were

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and Cipriani Potter. Later she studied under

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and Sir George Macfarren. Zimmermann received the Kings Scholarship from 1860 to 1862 and made her public debut 1863 at

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playing Beethoven's ''Emperor Concerto''. After ending her studies, Zimmermann went on a tour of Germany, followed by concert tours in 1879, 1880, 1882 and 1883. She published her own editions of Sonatas by

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and

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and compositions by

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. Zimmermann moved in with feminist Lady

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after the latter's husband, barrister Sir

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died in 1878. Zimmermann was said to have given eighteen years of "devoted attention" to Goldsmid and it has been speculated that this was a lesbian relationship. During the 1880 decade, she composed Variations on Mendelssohn's ‘ ‘Hirtenlied’ (Shepherd's Song). Several notable composers dedicated works to her, including

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's ''Three Sonatas'' (1880) and Michele Esposito's ''Ballades'', Op. 59 (1907). Zimmermann died in London in 1925.

Works

Zimmermann composed music for chamber orchestra, piano solos, and vocal pieces. Selected works include: *Three sonatas for piano and violin, Opp. 16, 21 and 23 *''Cello Sonata'', Op. 17 (published 1872 by Schott)See ''Hofmeisters Monatsberichte'', May 1872, page 102. *''Trio for piano, violin and cello'', Op. 19 *''Presto alla Tarantella'', Op. 15 * Variations on Mendelssohn's ‘Hirtenlied’ (1880)

References

https://www.musichaven.co.uk/scores/variations-on-mendelssohn's-'hirtenlied'

External links

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