Maria Vespermann

Maria Vespermann Gorres Arndts  (5 April 1823 - 22 May 1882) was a German composer,[1] writer, and painter[2] who sometimes used the pseudonym "Carl Pauss".[3] Her music was also published under the names "Maria Gorres" and "Maria Arndts".

Vespermann was born in Munich to the actor Wilhelm Vespermann and singer Clara Metzger Vespermann.[4] She showed musical talent at an early age, and appeared in her first public concert when she was only 12 years old.[5]

Vespermann married the Catholic historian and poet Guido Görres in 1844. They had three daughters before Görres died in 1852. In 1860 she married jurist Carl Ludwig Arndts von Arnesberg in Vienna.[5]

Gorres' music was published by Aibl (now Universal Edition)[6] and her prose was published by Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh.[7]

Music

Her publications include:

Piano
  • Aus den Bergen, opus 8[8]
  • Bunte Reihen kurzer Klavierstücke, opus 6
  • Four Hand Pieces, opus 5[8]

Vocal
  • Amen Amen! They All Sank to Their Knees (chorus and piano)[9]
  • Hail Springtime (chorus and piano)[9]
  • It's Lovely in Spring (women's chorus and piano)[9]
  • Praise the Lord (chorus and piano)[9]
  • Sacred Songs, opus 3[8]
  • Thanks be to the Lord (chorus and piano)[9]
  • We are the Blacksmiths (men's chorus and piano)[9]

Prose
  • Dramas for the Christian Home[7]
  • Juhschreih on the Halseralm[7]
  • Mozart as a Matchmaker[7]

See also

References
  1. Engelbronner, Nina d'Aubigny von (1990). Frau und Musik (in German). Furore-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-927327-00-9.
  2. Biographie, Deutsche. "Görres, Maria - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  3. "A Celebration of Women Writers: GERMANY". digital.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  4. "Kalliope | Verbundkatalog für Archiv- und archivähnliche Bestände und nationales Nachweisinstrument für Nachlässe und Autographen". kalliope-verbund.info. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  5. "Maria-Arndts-Straße in München Aubing-Lochhausen-Langwied". stadtgeschichte-muenchen.de. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  6. Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women Composers: A Checklist of Works for the Solo Voice. G.K. Hall. ISBN 978-0-8161-8498-9.
  7. "Maria Arndts", Wikipedia (in German), 2020-09-03, retrieved 2021-03-16
  8. Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. "Arndts, Maria - Sheet music to download". www.musicalion.com. 5 April 1823. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
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