Caroline Sawath

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Caroline Sawath (mid 19th century) was a German composer of piano pieces. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] She performed in at least one concert in 1848 and taught at the Mitternast Piano School in Vienna from 1855 to 1863. [7] Her compositions were published by H. F. Muller Witwe [8] and by C. A. Spina. [9]

Hofmeister (probably German music bibliographer Friedrich Hofmeister) listed 16 works composed by Sawath between 1853 and 1860. [7] Her compositions for piano include:

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