Marie Pauline Åhman
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Marie Pauline Åhman, née Landby (1812-1904), was a Swedish harpsichord
ist. She is known as a the first known female musician employed at the Royal Swedish Chapell orhcestra Kungliga Hovkapellet
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She was a student of the harsichordist Pratté 1830-35 and was given a position in the royal chapell in 1850 (permanentely in 1856). Women had been employed in the royal chapell as vocalists since the employment of Sophia Schröder
in 1727, but Åhamn is the first known woman to have been employed in the capacity of an instrumentalist; the prior ones had been vocalists. She kept her position until 1881 and was described as very able and dutyful. She retired with a royal pension. She also held public concerts and was in 1870-75 and 1887-91 active as a teacher at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm
, were she had several famous students.
Harpsichord
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
ist. She is known as a the first known female musician employed at the Royal Swedish Chapell orhcestra Kungliga Hovkapellet
Kungliga Hovkapellet
Kungliga Hovkapellet , is a Swedish orchestra and was located at the Royal Court in Sweden's capital Stockholm. It was first recorded in 1526. Since 1773 it is part of the Royal Swedish Opera's company....
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She was a student of the harsichordist Pratté 1830-35 and was given a position in the royal chapell in 1850 (permanentely in 1856). Women had been employed in the royal chapell as vocalists since the employment of Sophia Schröder
Sophia Schröder
Sophia Schröder was a Swedish soprano , active as a concert vocalist at the royal orchestra, the Kungliga Hovkapellet, at the royal Swedish court, the first woman to have been officially given such a position.Sophia Schröder was born in Stockholm to German immigrants...
in 1727, but Åhamn is the first known woman to have been employed in the capacity of an instrumentalist; the prior ones had been vocalists. She kept her position until 1881 and was described as very able and dutyful. She retired with a royal pension. She also held public concerts and was in 1870-75 and 1887-91 active as a teacher at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm
Royal College of Music, Stockholm
The Royal College of Music, Stockholm is the oldest institution of higher education in music in Sweden, founded in 1771 as the conservatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music...
, were she had several famous students.