Elisabeth Wintzer

Elisabeth Wintzer (16 June 1863 – 12 June 1933) was a German composer and writer.

Life

Wintzer born in Bad Suderode, Germany. She studied music with Carl Reinecke and Salomon Jadassohn in Leipzig, and married the artist Otto Gerlach.^[1]

Wintzer led a girls' Pathfinder group (an outdoor group similar to American Girl Scouts) in Munich.^[2]

She died in Bremen. After her death, Richard Wintzer (1866–1952; presumably a relative) copyrighted several songs composed by Elisabeth, which were musical settings of poems by Manfred Kyber. N. Simrock published Wintzer's music.

Works

Book

• Prinz Louis Ferdinand von Preussen als Mensch und Musiker (Prince Louis Ferdinand from Prussia as a Person and Musician). Leipzig 1915.^[3]

Chamber music

• Five Miniatures for the Lute^[4]
• music for flute
• music for piano
• music for violin
• Sternenenglein tanzlied, opus 17 (Little Star Dance Song)^[5]

Theatre

• Johannisnacht (St. John's night; fairy tale)
• Maria in Tann (fairy tale)

Vocal

• A ls Grossmama ein Maedchen war, opus 10 (When Grandmother was a Girl; duet)
• Hinterm Gartenzaun, opus 11 (Behind the Garden Fence; duet for women's voices)
• Klein Maryke, opus 12 (Little Maryke; voice and piano)
• Maikönigin tanzlied, opus 18 number 2 (May Queen dance song; words by Manfred Kyber, music by Elisabeth Wintzer)
• Miezekatze tanze, und andere Kinderlieder für die Stössel-Laute (Kitty Dance and Other Children's Songs for the Lute; words by Ernst Hegemann, Manfred Kyber, and J.G. W. Schroder, music by Elisabeth Wintzer; 1928)^[6]
• Ringlied, opus 20 number 3 (Ring Song; words by Manfred Kyber, music by Elisabeth Wintzer)
• Rosen, opus 20 number 2 (Roses; words by Manfred Kyber, music by Elisabeth Wintzer)
• Schneeflockenreigen, opus 19 (Snowflakes; words by Manfred Kyber, music by Elisabeth Wintzer)
• Schnurrkatze, opus 20 number 1 (Mustache; words by Manfred Kyber, music by Elisabeth Wintzer)
• Tanzleid der Dorfdirnen, opus 15 (Dance of the Village Maidens; duet)