Felicia Johanna Tuczek (September 1849 – 7 January 1905)[1] was a composer[2] and pianist[3] who is best remembered today for her String Quartet in f minor.[4] Her birthplace is variously given as Bohemia, [5] Berlin,[1] or Vienna;[6] as an adult, she lived in Germany.[7]

Tuczek was born into a musical family. Her grandfather was composer and educator Franz Tuczek (1782 – 1850). Her aunt was the singer Leopoldine Tuczek. Her sister, Clara, also a singer, married composer and conductor Max Bruch.

Felicia Tuczek studied with Clara Schumann, then worked as a concert pianist, composer, and piano teacher. One of her piano students was the German paper manufacturer and cultural benefactor Maria Zanders.[8] Her string quartet[9] was published by Steingraeber Verlag in 1904[10] and premiered in Berlin.[11]

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  1. ^ a b Stegmüller, Jürgen (2006). Das Streichquartett: eine internationale Dokumentation zur Geschichte der Streichquartett-Ensembles und Streichquartett-Kompositionen von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart (in German). Florian Noetzel. ISBN 978-3-7959-0780-8.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Muck, Peter (1982). Einhundert Jahre Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester: Bd. Die Mitglieder des Orchesters, die Programme, die Konzertreisen, Erst- und Uraufführungen (in German). H. Schneider. ISBN 978-3-7952-0341-2.
  4. ^ "Wishlist T-Z - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download". imslp.org. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  5. ^ "Overview of countries". www.women-in-music.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  6. ^ Engelbronner, Nina d'Aubigny von (1990). Frau und Musik (in German). Furore-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-927327-00-9.
  7. ^ Blume, Friedrich (1949). Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Syrinx-Volksgesang, Volksmusik und Volkstanz (in German). Bärenreiter-Verlag.
  8. ^ Neuhauser, Hildegard (2004). Musikpflege in Bergisch Gladbach im 19. Jahrhundert: die Unternehmerin Maria Zanders und der Komponist Max Bruch (in German). Musikverlag Burkhard Muth. ISBN 978-3-929379-12-9.
  9. ^ Nies, Christel (2010). Entdeckt und aufgeführt (in German). kassel university press GmbH. ISBN 978-3-89958-943-6.
  10. ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. ^ Schumann, Robert (1904). Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (in German). B. Schott.