Julie Reisserová née Kühnlova (b. 9 October 1888, d. 25 February 1938, Prague) was a

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composer and music publicist.

Biography

Julie Reisserová was born in

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. She studied piano with Adolf Mikeš and singing with Richard Figar. From 1919-1921 she studied composition in Prague with

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. She continued her composition studies in

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with Ernst Hohlfeld and with

Albert Roussel Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel (; 5 April 1869 – 23 August 1937) was a French composer. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar period. His ...

(1924-1929) and

Nadia Boulanger Juliette Nadia Boulanger (; 16 September 188722 October 1979) was a French music teacher and conductor. She taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century, and also performed occasionally as a pianist and organist. From a ...

. In 1921 she married Czech diplomat Jan Reisser (b. 1891) and moved with him to

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

(1921–1929),

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(1930–1933) and

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(1933–1936) while pursuing her career as a composer. Her work was performed in Bern,

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, Copenhagen and in

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. Reisserová translated into Czech language ''

Le testament de la tante Caroline ''Le testament de la tante Caroline'' (''Aunt Caroline's Will'') is an opéra bouffe or operetta by composer Albert Roussel and librettist Nino (pseudonym of Michel Veber). The original production was in Czech (prepared by Julie Reisserová) and i ...

'' (Aunt Caroline's Last Will), the operetta by composer Albert Roussel and librettist Nino (Michel Veber). The operetta premiered on 14 November 1936 in

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and was also staged on 18 April 1937 in Prague.

Selected works

Notable works include:, republished in: ; Orchestral music *''Suite for Orchestra'' ('), 1928–1931 *''Pastorale Maritime for Orchestra'' ''()'', 1933 *''Early spring'' (), 1936 ; Solo Piano *''Esquisses'', 1935 *''Deux Allegros'' () ; Vocal music *''March'' ('; orchestral songs), 1934 *''Sous la neige'' (', ; song cycle for voice and piano), 1936 *''Festive Day'' ('; for women's choir), 1936, dedicated to

Františka Plamínková Františka Plamínková (1875–1942) was a Czech feminist and suffrage activist. Trained as a teacher, she became involved in feminism because teachers were forbidden to marry. She transitioned into journalism, writing articles about inequality. ...

In 1934 Reisserová also published ''In Margin Vitae'', a book of her poems written in Czech, German, French and English.

References

Jean-Paul C. Montagnier Jean-Paul C. Montagnier (born September 28, 1965 at Lyon) is a French musicologist. He studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where he received two first prizes in musical analysis (1988, professor: Claude Ballif) an ...

, « Autour de la ''Pastorale maritimo'' de Julie Reisserová (1888-1938) », ''Revue belge de musicologie'', 74 (2020), pp. 143-166. *Julie Reisserová, ''Oeuvres pour orchestre. Orchestral Works'', edited by

. Berlin: Ries & Erler, 2022. *Julie Reisserová, ''Březen. Version pour orchestre / Orchestral Version'', éditer by

. Berlin: Ries & Erler, 2023. *Julie Reisserová, ''Musique de chambre / Chamber Music'', édition de

. Berlin: Ries & Erler, 2023.

External links

Bio of Julie Reisserova on the website of the Kapralova Society
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