Elise Schlick

Maria Elisabeth, Countess of Schlick (German: Maria Elisabeth, Gräfin von Schlick zu Bassano und Weißkirchen, Czech: Marie Alžběta Šliková; 21 January 1790 – 14 December 1855) was a Bohemian-born German composer and poet. She composed music for lieder[1] and also wrote poetry that other composers set to music. She published under the name Countess Elise Schlick or Gräfin Elise Schlick.[2] Although Schlick is often described as German,[3][4] some sources list her birthplace as Prague and her birth year as 1792.[5]

Schlick in 1850

Little is known about Schlick’s early life or education. She was the sister-in-law of Count Franz zu Bassano und Weisskirchen, an Austrian general who helped suppress the Hungarian uprising in 1849. She was described as a patroness of Franz Liszt in Prague.[6]

Schlick produced compositions through at least opus 5.[7] Her musical compositions were published by Franz Gloggl and C. A. Spina in Vienna; August Cranz in Hamburg; and Schott in Mainz.[5] Her musical compositions and poetry included:

Music
  • "Geisternacht"[8]
  • "Gute Nacht" [9]
  • "Lieb Liebchen, leg's Händchen aufs Herze," opus 5 (text by Heinrich Heine)[7]
  • "Lieder der Nacht"[9]

Poetry

References
  1. Wier, Albert (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. New York: Macmillan. p. 1668. OCLC 466989926.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. "Amalie Karoline Luise Scholl Song Texts". lieder.net. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  3. Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York: Books & Music USA Inc. p. 622. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers: a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 148. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. "Women in Czech Music". kapralova.org. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  6. Liszt, Franz; Street-Klindworth, Agnes (2000). Franz Liszt and Agnes Street-Klindworth: A Correspondence, 1854-1886. Pendragon Press. ISBN 978-1-57647-006-0.
  7. "Maria Elisabeth, Gräfin von Schlik zu Bassano und Weisskirchen (1790 - 1855)". lieder.net. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  8. Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers: a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. p. 64. ISBN 0-8161-8498-4. OCLC 6815939.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  9. Anya, Laurence (1978). Women of notes: 1,000 women composers Born Before 1900. New York: Richards Rosen Press, Inc. p. 73. OCLC 1123454581.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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