Marie Schauff

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Marie Schauff (fl. 1799-1844) was a German composer of harpsichord and vocal music. [1] She studied piano with Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1785-1849) [2] and set poems by Nikolaus Lenau (1802-1850) to music. [3] Her works were published by Anton Diabelli & Company (1824-1858). [4] They are archived in the Osterreichische Nationalbibliotek in Vienna, [5] and include:

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Harpsichord

Vocal

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