Clara Anna Korn

Clara Anna Korn (1866–1941) was an American pianist, composer, and music writer. She was born in Germany, but her family moved to the United States and she grew up in New Jersey. She studied at the National Conservatory of Music in New York City with B.O. Klein, Antonín Dvořák and Horatio Parker.[1][2]

She taught music in the New Jersey school system from 1893 to 1898 at the National Conservatory. She served as head of the piano department at the DeBauer School of Music and Languages in New York City. Korn wrote for several music journals and founded the Women's Philharmonic Orchestra.[3]

Works

Korn composed for voice, piano and orchestra. Selected works include:

  • Capriccio for piano and orchestra
  • Violin suite
  • Symphonic poem
  • Morpheus
  • Orchestra suite No. 1
  • Orchestra suite No. 2
  • Piano Concerto
  • Piano Sonata
  • Our Last War opera[2]

References
  1. Hill, Brad (2006). Classical.
  2. Women of Notes:1,000 Women Composers Born Before 1900. Richards Rosen Press, Inc., NYC. 1978.
  3. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 24 December 2010.


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