Clara Wildschut facts for kids

Clara Wildschut was a talented Dutch musician. She was a composer, pianist, and violinist. Clara was born in Deventer, a city in the Netherlands. She lived from 1906 to 1950.

Her Musical Journey

Clara Wildschut loved music from a young age. She studied at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. This is a famous music school in the Netherlands. Her teachers included Johan Wagenaar and others. In 1930, she won a special scholarship. This scholarship was for composition. It helped her study music even more. She went to Vienna, Austria, to learn from Joseph Marx. Vienna is a city famous for music. Clara returned to Amsterdam in 1937. She continued her musical work there.

What Kind of Music Did She Write?

Clara Wildschut wrote many different types of music. Her compositions include pieces for small groups, orchestras, and solo instruments. She also wrote many songs for voices.

Music for Small Groups (Chamber Music)

Chamber music is written for a small group of instruments. It's like music for a few friends playing together.

• Serenade (for a woodwind quintet, which is five wind instruments)
• Sonata (for violin and piano)
• Sonatina (a shorter sonata for violin and piano)
• String Quartet (for four string instruments, usually two violins, a viola, and a cello)
• Two Sonatines (one for oboe and piano, and another arranged for oboe and orchestra)

Music for Orchestras

An orchestra is a large group of musicians. They play many different instruments together.

• Entrata Capricciosa
• Fuga en Romance (for a string orchestra, meaning only string instruments)

Music for Piano

Clara also wrote music for the piano.

• Theme with Twelve Variations and Fugue (a piece where a main tune changes in many ways)

Music for Voices (Vocal Music)

She wrote many pieces for singers.

• Over 70 songs (for a voice and piano)
• Some a cappella music for choir (music sung by a group without instruments)