Mary J. A. Wurm (her surname was originally Würm) (18 May 1860 in
Southampton – 21 January 1938 in
Munich) was an
English pianist and
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Defi ...
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Life and career
She was born as Mary Josephine Agnes Würm in England, the sister of
Alice Verne-Bredt
Alice Barbara Verne-Bredt (née Würm; 1864–1958) was an English piano teacher, violinist and composer. Three of her sisters were also noted pianists: Adela Verne, Mathilde Verne and Mary Wurm, Mary Würm (who returned to Germany and retain ...
,
Mathilde Verne, and
Adela Verne
Adela Verne (27 February 18775 February 1952) was a distinguished English pianist of German descent, born in Southampton. She was considered the greatest woman pianist of her era, ranked alongside the male keyboard giants of the time. She toured w ...
. She lived in Stuttgart as a child, but later returned to London. She studied piano with
Clara Schumann and composition with
Charles Villiers Stanford. Wurm became a noted pianist, and in 1898 founded and conducted a women's orchestra in
Berlin.
Her nephew was
John Vallier
John Vallier (1 October 1920 – 11 June 1991) was an English classical pianist and composer who was known for his thunderous technique and beautiful singing tone, and was especially admired for his interpretations and performances of Chopi ...
.
In 1914, Verne published a Practical Preschool collection to be used as teaching material at
Elisabeth Caland
Elisabeth Johanna Amelia Caland (13 January 1862 in Rotterdam − 26 January 1929 in Berlin) was a German pianist, piano teacher and theorist of piano technique of Dutch origin.
Life
Caland was born in Rotterdam. She received her first educa ...
in Hannover.
Works
Selected works include:
*''Mag auch heiss das Scheiden brennen''
*''Christkindleins Wiegenlied aus des Knaben Wunderhorn'' (Text: Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
*''Wiegenlied im Sommer'' (Text: Robert Reinick)
See also
*
Mathilde Verne
External links
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References
1860 births
1938 deaths
English classical composers
British women classical composers
English classical pianists
English women pianists
Robert Schumann
Women classical pianists
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