Marianne Gary-Schaffhauser (b. 19 July 1903, d. ?) was an Austrian

Austrians

Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....

 composer. She was born in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

 and studied voice and piano at the Vienna Academy, and composition with Alfred Uhl

Alfred Uhl

Alfred Uhl was an Austrian composer, violist, music teacher and conductor.-Biography:Uhl studied with Franz Schmidt at the Vienna Music Academy, receiving a diploma in composition with honours in 1932. He subsequently worked as Kapellmeister of the Swiss Festspielmusik in Zürich...

. Later she studied at Vienna University and graduated with a PhD. After completing her studies, she taught as a professor of German

Germans

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and history, but retired in 1948 to work as a composer.

Works

Selected works include:

• Oratorium von Leid und Heldentum der Ungenannten, for soloists, choir and orchestra