Maria Elisabeth, Countess of Schlick (German: Maria Elisabeth, Gräfin von Schlick zu Bassano und Weißkirchen, Czech: Marie Alžběta Šliková; c. 1790 – 14 December 1855) was a Bohemia-born composer and poet. She composed music for lieder[1] and also wrote poetry that other composers set to music. She published under the name Countess Elise Schlick or Gräfin Elise Schlick.[2] Although Schlick is often described as German,[3][4] some sources list her birthplace as Prague and her birth year as 1792.[5]
Little is known about Schlick’s early life or education. She was the sister-in-law of Count Franz zu Bassano und Weisskirchen, an Austrian general who helped suppress the Hungarian uprising in 1849. She was described as a patroness of Franz Liszt in Prague.[6]
Schlick produced compositions through at least opus 5.[7] Her musical compositions were published by Franz Gloggl and C. A. Spina in Vienna; August Cranz in Hamburg; and Schott in Mainz.[5] Her musical compositions and poetry included:
- ^ Wier, Albert (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. New York: Macmillan. p. 1668. OCLC 466989926.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Amalie Karoline Luise Scholl Song Texts". lieder.net. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York: Books & Music USA Inc. p. 622. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers: a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 148. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b "Women in Czech Music". kapralova.org. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ Liszt, Franz; Street-Klindworth, Agnes (2000). Franz Liszt and Agnes Street-Klindworth: A Correspondence, 1854-1886. Pendragon Press. ISBN 978-1-57647-006-0.
- ^ "Maria Elisabeth, Gräfin von Schlik zu Bassano und Weisskirchen (1790 - 1855)". lieder.net. Retrieved 2023-03-07.