Anna Ettlinger (16 November 1841 – 17 February 1934) was a German writer and poet.

Biography

Anna Ettlinger was born on 16 November 1841 in

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

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. Her father, Veit Ettlinger was a respected lawyer. Her family was active in the cultural life of the town. Her parents' house was frequently visited by a number of musicians including

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

and

Hermann Levi Hermann Levi (7 November 1839 – 13 May 1900) was a German Jewish orchestral conductor. Levi was born in Giessen, Germany, the son of a rabbi. He was educated at Giessen and Mannheim, and came to Vinzenz Lachner's notice. From 1855 to 1858 L ...

. Anna, along her sisters, sang in local choirs conducted by Brahms and Levi at Karlsruhe. She sang at the first performances of ''

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'', conducted by Brahms on 18 October 1871, and the ''

Triumphlied The ''Triumphlied'' ( Op. 55) is a work for baritone solo, choir and orchestra by the German composer Johannes Brahms. Brahms wrote the work on the occasion of the German victory in the Franco-Prussian War and dedicated it to emperor Wilh ...

'', organized by Levi on 5 June 1872. At Levi's suggestion, she also wrote ''

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'', an

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in verse in 1871. Her literary interest of becoming an author took the precedence over the marriage her family had planned for her. She played an important role in encouraging

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to write. Her publications include ''Erinnerungen an Brahms und Levi'' and ''Lebenserinnerungen''. She died in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 17 February 1934.

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