Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759-1824) Austria
- andreachamizoalber
- Aug 31
- 1 min read
Composer, pianist, and singer. Maria Theresia lost her sight at an early age, but had an excellent memory and extremely keen hearing, learning more than 60 concertos as well as a vast repertoire of religious and solo works.
Here is Sicilienne for cello and piano. The score is only available in the video.
In 1783, she embarked on an extensive tour to Paris and London, accompanied by her mother and librettist Johann Riedinger, who invented a composition board for her. During that tour, she performed 14 times in Paris, receiving excellent reviews. She also helped Valentin Haüy establish the first school for the blind, which opened in 1785.
Here is Morgenlied eines armen Mannes with link to download the score.
During her tour, Paradis began composing solo piano music, as well as pieces for voice and keyboard. Her first major extant work is the collection Zwölf Lieder auf ihrer Reise in Musik gesetzt, composed between 1784 and 1786. Shortly thereafter, she composed five operas and three cantatas. After the failure of her opera Rinaldo und Alcina, she increasingly devoted himself to teaching. In 1808, she founded her own music school in Vienna, where she taught singing, piano, and theory to girls until his death in 1824.
Here's "Das Gärtnerliedchen aus dem Siegwart," originally written for voice and keyboard, along with a link to download the sheet music. The video I'm sharing is an arrangement for three recorders.
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