Louise Reichardt

L(o)uise Caroline Reichardt's music

Louise Reichardt or Luise Reichardt (11 April 1779 – 17 November 1826) was a German composer and choral conductor. Her German songs, or Lieder, were written in an accessible style akin to folk music and were popular. Louise Reichard was known for composing in the style of “romantic songs,” which are based on poetic settings.[1] Additionally, she was influential in the musical life of Hamburg, Germany, where she lived from 1809.[2][3]

  1. ^ Patsch, Hermann; Stauber, Burkhard (2019). ""Sehnsucht nach dem Tode" - "Longing for Death": Die Vertonung der 6. Hymne an die Nacht von Novalis durch den frühromantischen Komponisten Wilhelm Schneider". Archiv für Musikwissenschaft. 76 (1): 28–55. doi:10.25162/afmw-2019-0002. ISSN 0003-9292. JSTOR 26823161. S2CID 239128392.
  2. ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. ^ Jezic, Diane; Wood, Elizabeth (1988). Women composers: the lost tradition found. Feminist Press at CUNY. ISBN 1-55861-073-1. Retrieved 27 October 2010.