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Elisabeth Janda

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Elisabeth Janda (died 1780) was a Bohemian musician.

She was a nun in the convent of Tischnowitz in Moravia. She was engaged as an organist and conductor of the choir in the convent in 1767, and became renowned for her musical talent.[1]

Max M. Sprecher compiled and edited many collections of pieces by Elisabeth Janda, such as Lieder aus dem Ghetto and 50 Lieder Jiddisch und Deutsch, (nit Notem).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Elisabeth Janda". Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich.
  2. ^ Solomon (Salomo) A. Birnbaum (2016). David Birnbaum; Eleazer Birnbaum; Kalman Weiser; Jean Baumgarten (eds.). Yiddish (2 ed.). Canada: University of Toronto Press. p. 347. ISBN 9781442614338.