Julie von Webenau
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Julie von Webenau née Baroni-Cavalcabò, (16 October 1813, Lemberg
– 2 July 1887, Graz
), was a German
-Austria
n composer
. She was a student of Mozart's
son Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart
. In 1839 Robert Schumann
dedicated his piece Humoreske
Op. 20 to her. Her granddaughter Vilma von Webenau
also became a composer.
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– 2 July 1887, Graz
Graz
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), was a German
Germany
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-Austria
Austria
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n composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. She was a student of Mozart's
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
son Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart , also known as F. X. Mozart, W. A. Mozart Son, or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jr., was the youngest child of six born to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his wife Constanze. He was the younger of his parents' two surviving children...
. In 1839 Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era....
dedicated his piece Humoreske
Humoreske (Schumann)
Humoreske op. 20 in B-flat-major is a romantic piano piece by Robert Schumann, composed in 1839 and dedicated to Julie von Webenau. Schumann cited Jean Paul´s style of humour as source of inspiration, although there are no direct programmatic links to Jean Paul´s oeuvre found in the piece.It...
Op. 20 to her. Her granddaughter Vilma von Webenau
Vilma von Webenau
Vilma von Webenau, , composer, first student of Arnold Schönberg, granddaughter of Julie von Webenau, daughter of Arthur Weber Edler von Webenau, k. & k. counsellor in Constantinople...
also became a composer.