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to the actor Wilhelm Vespermann and singer Clara Metzger Vespermann. She showed musical talent at an early age, and appeared in her first public concert when she was only 12 years old. Vespermann married the Catholic historian and poet

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in 1844. They had three daughters before Görres died in 1852. In 1860 she married jurist Carl Ludwig Arndts von Arnesberg in Vienna. Gorres' music was published by Aibl (now

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) and her prose was published by

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Music

Her publications include:

Piano

*''Aus den Bergen, opus 8'' *''Bunte Reihen kurzer Klavierstücke, opus 6'' *''Four Hand Pieces, opus 5''

Vocal

*''Amen Amen! They All Sank to Their Knees'' (chorus and piano) *''Hail Springtime'' (chorus and piano) *''It's Lovely in Spring'' (women's chorus and piano) *''Praise the Lord'' (chorus and piano) *''Sacred Songs'', opus 3 *''Song Cycle'' ( text

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's ''Dreizehnlinden'') *''Thanks be to the Lord'' (chorus and piano) *''We are the Blacksmiths'' (men's chorus and piano)

Prose

*''Dramas for the Christian Home'' *''Juhschreih on the Halseralm'' *''Mozart as a Matchmake''r

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