Clara Wildschut (11 June 1906 – 27 August 1950) was a Dutch composer, pianist and violinist born in
Deventer. She studied music at the
Royal Conservatory of the Hague
The Royal Conservatoire ( nl, Koninklijk Conservatorium, KC) is a conservatoire in The Hague, providing higher education in music and dance. The conservatoire was founded by King William I in 1826, making it the oldest conservatoire in the Nether ...
with
Johan Wagenaar
Johan Wagenaar (1 November 1862 – 17 June 1941) was a Dutch composer and organist.
Life
Born in Utrecht, out of wedlock, he was the son of Cypriaan Gerard Berger van Hengst and Johanna Wagenaar. Wagenaar's parents were of different social stra ...
, E. van Beinum, André Spoor and F. Broer van Dijk. In 1930, she won a state scholarship for composition. She studied composition with
Joseph Marx
Joseph Rupert Rudolf Marx (11 May 1882 – 3 September 1964) was an Austrian composer, teacher and critic.
Life and career
Marx was born in Graz and pursued studies in philosophy, art history, German studies, and music at Graz University, earnin ...
in
Vienna
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and returned to
Amsterdam
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in 1937.
Works
Her compositions include:
Chamber
*Serenade (woodwind quintet)
*Sonata (violin and piano)
*Sonatina (violin and piano)
*String Quartet
*Two Sonatines (oboe and piano; one arranged for oboe and orchestra)
Orchestra
*Entrata Capricciosa
*Fuga en Romance (string orchestra)
Piano
*Theme with Twelve Variations and Fugue
Vocal
*over 70 songs (voice and piano)
*some a capella music for choir
References
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1906 births
1950 deaths
Dutch women composers