Anne-Marie Krumpholtz (''née'' Steckler) was a French harpist and composer.

Life

Anne-Marie Steckler was the daughter of Christian Steckler, an instrument maker frequented by harpist and composer

Johann Baptist Krumpholtz Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz (; Czech language, Czech: ''Jan Křtitel Krumpholtz'') (8 May 1742 – 19 February 1790) - however, the Czech source mentions, that the written record about his birth in the registers of Budenice or Zlonice from 1739 to ...

in Metz, France. She studied harp with Krumpholtz and made her debut in 1779, playing in concert with him at the Concerts Spirituel in Paris. Steckler married Krumpholtz on the death of his first wife and they had three children, but she left France with pianist

Jan Ladislav Dussek Jan Ladislav Dussek (baptized Jan Václav Dusík, Černušák, p. 271 with surname also written as Duschek or Düssek; 12 February 176020 March 1812) was a Czech classical composer and pianist. He was an important representative of Czech music ...

to live in London about 1788. However, Dussek left her for Sophia Corri in 1792. Anne-Marie Krumpholtz was a leading soloist and founded a tradition of professional stage performance on harp for women.

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

wrote an aria accompaniment for her in his opera '' L’anima del filosofo: Orpheus & Eurydice''. Her daughter

Fanny Krumpholtz Pittar Louisa Françoise "Fanny" Therese Pittar (nee Krumpholtz) (born 1781 Paris – died 1862 Brighton) was a Bohemian harpist and composer. She was the daughter of composer Johann Baptist Krumpholtz (1742–1790) and his wife Anne-Marie Krumpholtz. Th ...

was also a harpist and composer.

Works

Selected works include: *''Lison Dormoit'' *''A Favorite Piemontois Air with Variations by Dalvimare'' *''The Favorite Air of Pray Goody'' *''Robin Adair''

References

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