Amalia Catharina (8 August 1640 – 4 January 1697), Countess of , was a German poet and composer. She was born in

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to Count Philipp Theodor von

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and the Countess Marie Magdalene of

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. In 1664, she married

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, the son of

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. She published a number of

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poems and songs in

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in 1692. They were meant for private household

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. There were 67 poems, some of which had simple melodies and a

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.Blankenburg

References

*Walter Blankenburg. "Amalia Catharina", ''

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'', ed. L. Macy (accessed March 5, 2006)
grovemusic.com
(subscription access).

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* 1640 births 1697 deaths German classical composers German Baroque composers German women composers People from Bad Arolsen People from Waldeck (state) House of Waldeck 17th-century classical composers Women classical composers German countesses 17th-century German composers 17th-century women composers {{Germany-composer-stub