Clara Mannes

Clara Mannes
Born(1869-12-12)12 December 1869
Breslau, Silesia
Died16 March 1948(1948-03-16) (aged 78)
New York City
OccupationMusician
SpouseDavid Mannes

Clara Mannes (née Damrosch; 12 December 1869 – 16 March 1948) was a German-born American musician and music educator. She and her brother Frank Damrosch also taught at the Veltin School for Girls in Manhattan.[1] With her husband, David Mannes, she founded the David Mannes Music School in 1916, now known as the Mannes School of Music at the New School.

Mannes was born in Breslau.[2] Her mother, Helene von Heimburg, was a former opera singer, and her father was conductor Leopold Damrosch. Her siblings were conductors Frank Damrosch and Walter Damrosch. Her parents were Lutheran (her paternal grandfather was Jewish).[3][4][5] Her children were musician Leopold Mannes and author Marya Mannes.

  1. ^ "The MacDowell Colony" (PDF). Signature: 27. June 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Mannes-Damrosch collection, loc.gov. Accessed April 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Martin, G.W. (1983). The Damrosch Dynasty: America's First Family of Music. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780395344088. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  4. ^ Damrosch, L.; Agócs, K. (2005). Symphony in A major. Vol. 54. A-R Editions. ISBN 9780895795823. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  5. ^ James, E.T.; James, J.W.; Boyer, P.S.; Radcliffe College (1971). Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 3. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. pp. 1–490. ISBN 9780674627345. Retrieved February 14, 2017.