Charlotte Sporleder

Charlotte Wilhelmine Eringarde Freiin Spiegel von und zu Peckelsheim Sporleder[1] (November 8, 1836 - January 9, 1915)[2] was a German composer[3] who won a medal at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. She published her music under the name Charlotte Sporleder.[4]

Sporleder was born in Kassel[5] to Josepha von Warnsdorf and General Spiegel von und zu Peckelsheim. She married Lt Col Justus Henrich Sporleder, who was 29 years her senior, in 1855 and was widowed in 1865.[4]

Sporleder started piano lessons with her mother when she was six years old. She later studied music with Otto Kraushaar and Friedrich Ruhl. She began publishing music in the late 1860s, producing at least 19 opus numbers. In 1877, Sporleder donated the proceeds from the sale of Rondo Capriccio towards building a monument honoring Louis Spohr in Kassel. In 1893, she joined musicologist Anna Morsch to present a program of German music at the Chicago World Fair. She was awarded a medal from the World Fair [6] and a special diploma from the Chicago Women’s Committee because she “contributed significantly to the success of the exhibition by sending in her beautiful and numerous compositions.”[4]

Sporleder’s music was published by A. Michaelis,[7] Bote & Bock, Johann Andre,[4] and Monopol Verlag.[8] Her compositions include:

Band
  • some military band music[4]

Chamber
  • Concertante (violin and piano)[9][8]

Piano
  • Idylle for the Left Hand, opus 19 [8][11]
  • Impromptu, opus 8[4]
  • Prussian Victory March, opus 14[4]
  • Rondo Capriccioso, opus 16 (also arranged for four hand piano)[4][12]
  • Valse Brillante[8]

Vocal
  • “Dear, Hear Me, opus 6” (voice, violin and piano)[4]
  • “Der Vater ist am Steuer, opus 1”[4]
  • Four Songs, opus 15[8]
  • Two Songs, opus 11 (text by Heinrich Heine)[13]
  • Weihnachtslied (Christmas Carol), opus 20[8]


References
  1. Westfälische, Neue. "Premiere auf Gut Groß Engershausen". Preußisch Oldendorf: Aktuelle News & Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  2. Giraudet, Jean-Paul (2013-03-25). "Charlotte Sporleder". musicalics.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  3. Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-8498-4. OCLC 6815939.
  4. "Généalogie de Charlotte Wilhelmine Eringarde Freiin Spiegel von und zu Peckelsheim". Geneanet (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  5. Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
  6. Westfälische, Neue. "Heine-Gedichte in musikalischem Gewand". Preußisch Oldendorf: Aktuelle News & Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  7. "A. Michaelis - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download". imslp.org. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  8. Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN 978-0-9617485-1-7.
  9. "Dolmetsch Online - Composers Biography S". www.dolmetsch.com. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  10. Laurence, Anya (1978). Women of Notes: 1,000 Women Composers Born Before 1900. New York, N.Y.: Richards Rosen Press Inc. p. 74.
  11. Edel, Theodore (1981). Piano Music for the Left Hand Alone. Manhattan School of Music.
  12. Cobbett, Walter Willson (1929). Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music. Oxford University Press.
  13. "Charlotte Sporleder (1836 - 1915) - Vocal Texts and Translations at the LiederNet Archive". www.lieder.net. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
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