Herma Studeny

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Herma Studeny (4 January 1886 - 28 June 1973) was a German violin virtuoso, [1] composer, [2] and author who is best remembered today for writing the Book of the Violin. [3]

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Studeny was born in Munich [1] to Hermine Niemeczek and medical doctor Alfred S. Studeny. She married the painter Julius Nitsche in 1921. [4]

Studeny made her debut as a violinist in 1903. She attended the Prague Conservatory, where she studied with Antonin Dvorak and Otakar Sevcik, and later with Richard Schrammel. [5] Studeny’s students included Joseph “Nipso” Brantner, [6] Juan Wolfgang Granat, [7] Herbert Hirschmann, Michael Mann, and Gerhard Seitz. [8]

Studeny said that her “credo” was three bars of the Chaconne from Bach’s Partita No. 2. [9] She performed as a soloist, and also formed the Studeny String Quartet in Munich with Alf Beckmann, Lotte Harburger, and Karl List. [10] Guenter Henle sometimes accompanied her on the piano. [11] Her performing career slowed after World War II when she was accused of belonging to the Third Reich’s Chamber of Music, but she eventually resumed performing.[ citation needed ]

Studeny’s violin book was published by Gustav Bosse. [12] Her publications include:

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Music

References

  1. 1 2 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)
  2. ↑ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-2769-7. OCLC   28889156.
  3. ↑ Studeny, Herma (1932). Das büchein vom geigen (in German). Bosse.
  4. ↑ Who's who in Germany. Intercontinental Book and Publishing Company, German editor R. Oldenbourg Verlag. 1964.
  5. 1 2 "Herma Studeny". www.kotte-autographs.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  6. ↑ "Nipso Brantner". DjangoBooks Forum. 14 October 2005. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  7. ↑ Cummings, David M. (2000). International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory: (in the Classical and Light Classical Fields). Psychology Press. ISBN   978-0-948875-53-3.
  8. ↑ Schumann, Robert (1955). Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (in German). B. Schott.
  9. ↑ Mitchell, M. K. (2019). The Revival of the Baroque Violin (thesis) (PDF). Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis.
  10. ↑ Cobbett, Walter Willson; Mason, Colin (1963). Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music. Oxford University Press.
  11. ↑ Henle, Gunter (1971). Three Spheres: a Life in Politics, Business and Music: The Autobiography of Guenter Henle. H. Regnery.
  12. ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1932). Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1932. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
  13. ↑ Studeny, Herma (1932). Das büchein vom geigen (in German). Bosse.
  14. 1 2 Studeny, Herma. "Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". portal.dnb.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
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