Louise Reichardt

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. Additionally, she was influential in the musical life of Hamburg, Germany, where she lived from 1809.

Biography Early life She was born in Berlin. She was the daughter of composers Juliane Reichardt (1752–1783) and Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752–1814) and the granddaughter of Franz Benda (1709–1786). Her grandfather and father were, respectively, Konzertmeister and Kapellmeister at the court of Frederick the Great. After Juliane Reichardt died when Louise was only four years old, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven also contributed greatly to the collection.

Hamburg In 1809 she moved to Hamburg, where she studied with Johann Frederich Clasing. Nor did she rely on her family for financial stability. However, due to the prevailing sexism of the times, she was never allowed to conduct them in public. XII Deutsche und italiänische romantische Gesänge (Twelve German and Italian Romantic Songs) (Berlin: Realschul-Buchhandlung, 1806) Her most notable scholar in the twentieth century was Nancy B. Reich.