Margit Sztáray
Appearance
Countess Margit Sztáray de Nagymihály (born 1859) was a Polish composer,[1] who is best known today for her choral arrangement of Ave Maria.[2]
Sztaray was the daughter of Count Ferdinand Sztáray de Sztára et Nagymihály and Gabriella Vécsey de Hernádvécse et Hajnácskeő.[3] She spent some time at the Vienna Conservatory around 1900, possibly as a teacher.[4] She wrote songs, as well as sacred music with organ accompaniment,[5] which were published by Feuchtinger & Gleichauf of Regensburg, Germany. Her publications include:
- Katholische Kirchen-Gesänge (Catholic Church Chants)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
- ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Margit Sztáray de Nagymihály GR". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ Musical Courier. 1903.
- ^ "The Project Gutenberg eBook of Woman's Work in Music, by Arthur Elson". www.gutenberg.org. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ Organ and Harpsichord Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. 1991. ISBN 978-0-313-26802-1.
- ^ Laurence, Anya (1978). Women of notes : 1,000 women composers born before 1900 (1st ed.). New York: Richards Rosen Press Inc. p. 83. OCLC 3844781.
- ^ Sztáray, Margit (1905). Katholische Kirchen-Gesänge (in German). Regensburg: Gleichauf. OCLC 642800519.