Emilie Mayer (1812-1883) Germany
- andreachamizoalber
- Aug 31
- 1 min read
Gosh. Excuse me, but I'm going to go into a little more detail about Emilie Mayer.
She wrote eight symphonies, fifteen overtures, chamber music, and lieder. She was Associate Conductor of the Berlin Opera Academy. We begin with her String Quartet in G minor. And the long-awaited link to download the score.
Emilie's mother died when she was 2 years old. In her youth, Emilie suffered from an eating disorder, which brought several complications to her compositional life. In 1840, Emilie's father committed suicide, just 26 years after burying Emilie's mother. The following year, Emilie moved to Poland to study composition with Carl Loewe. Soon after, she composed her first two symphonies, which I share below along with links to download the scores.
If you've consulted the previous scores of her Symphonies 1 and 2 (please do!), you'll have noticed Emilie's distinctive style of writing. The score is a handwritten version, and the instruments are grouped not by families, but by registers, from top to bottom: Violins 1, Violins 2, Violas, Flutes, Oboes, Clarinets, Bassoons, Horns, Timpani, Trombones, Cellos, and Double Basses.
Well, changing the subject, I now share with you her Piano Trio Op. 13 with the link to see the score (this one is written in conventional order)
And finally, and just because they are incredible, here are two more symphonies, No. 4 and 7. Nobody asked me, but my favorite is No. 4.
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