Composer
Josephine Lang
German composer (1815–1880)
1815–1880
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1815
- Died
- 1880
- Birthplace
- Munich
- Place of death
- Tübingen
- Citizenship / historical state
- Kingdom of Bavaria
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Josephine Caroline Lang (14 March 1815 – 2 December 1880) was a German composer. Josephine Lang was the daughter of Theobald Lang, a violinist, and Regina Hitzelberger, opera singer. Her mother taught young Josephine how to play piano, and from age five it became apparent that Josephine was possessed with great potential as a composer. As early as age eleven Josephine started giving piano lessons herself. Through her godfather, Joseph Stieler, Josephine was exposed to some of the greatest artists of her time. Both Felix Mendelssohn and Ferdinand Hiller went to great lengths to ensure that Lang learned the proper theory for song-writing, and used their connections to publish Lang's music. Even Robert Schumann published a song of Josephine's in Neue Zeitschrift für Musik in 1838.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; pianist; music teacher; singer; musician; opera singer
- Teachers
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Instruments played
- piano
- Genres
- Lied; choral music
- Languages used
- German
- VIAF ID
- 30378560
- ISNI
- 0000000083687098
- GND ID
- 120888807
- Library of Congress ID
- n82026828
- MusicBrainz ID
- 3ce304de-2ab8-48af-9fc4-9d40ad587ec6
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 30378560. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons.