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Princess Julie Furstin von Waldburg-Wurzach (born April 27, 1841 – died December 7, 1914) was a talented Austrian composer. She wrote over 60 pieces of music for singing and for the piano. Julie was born in Vienna to Count Frans and Frantiska Dubsky von Trebomyslicz. In 1858, she married Prince Eberhard Waldburg-Wurzach. They had two daughters named Marie and Elizabeth Sophie.

Her Musical Training

Julie had a special teacher named Julie von Pfeilschifter. She was a pianist and a composer too. Julie von Pfeilschifter lived with the family at Schloss Kißlegg [de] in Württemberg in 1872. Later, in 1874, they all moved to Salzburg.

A very famous composer, Franz Liszt, even looked at Julie's music in 1874. He gave her some advice. For example, he suggested making her song "Mondlied" easier to read. He also helped with the words for "Comme à Vingt Ans." Liszt especially liked her song "Liebeshoffnung," which she wrote for Mme Ehnn.

Helping Others

Besides writing music, Princess Julie was very kind and helped many people.

  • In 1875, she used her connections at a publishing company called Cotta Verlag. This helped her half-sister, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, start publishing her own writings.
  • She visited Ferdinand von Zeppelin after his aircraft crashed in Allgau, Germany, in 1906.
  • In 1908, Julie helped organize a fundraiser. She even signed an advertisement in a Wiesbaden newspaper. This was to raise money for her old teacher, Julie von Pfeilschifter.

Her Compositions

Julie Furstin von Waldburg-Wurzach's music was published by companies like Bosworth & Company and Carl Ruhle. She wrote many different types of pieces.

Piano Music

  • Five Piano Keys for Small Hands, Op. 34
  • Hochzeitsfanfare (march)
  • Mitzi-polka
  • Ohne Ende (polka-mazurka) Op. 15
  • Sonnenblumenwalzer
  • Tagesneuigkeiten, Op. 12 (polka)

Vocal Music

  • "Comme a vingt ans" Op. 32 (words by Emile Barateau)
  • "Drie Lieder" Op. 31 (words by Heinrich Heine and Baron von Eschenbach)
  • "Es faelit ein Stern herunter" Op. 26 (words by Heinrich Heine)
  • "Es hat nicht sollen sein" Op. 50 (words by Joseph Victor von Scheffel)
  • "Frau Nachtigall" Op. 25
  • "Herbstklage" Op. 29 (words by Nikolaus Lenau)
  • "Lass' mich vor dir niedersinken" Op. 48 (words by Barbara Elisabeth Gluck as Betty Paoli)
  • "Lebe wohl" Op. 15
  • "Lehn deine Wang' an meine Wang' " Op. 45 (words by Heinrich Heine)
  • "Lieder Album" Op. 33 (words by Nikolaus Lenau; Eduard Morike; Hermann Oelschlager; Robert Reinick, and Emanuel von Geibel)
  • "O du, vor dem die Stuerme schweigen" Op. 24
  • "O Herz du musst dich fassen" Op. 23 (words by Robert Prutz)
  • "Schilflied Auf dem Teich dem regungslosen" Op. 60
  • "To the Moon" Op. 27
  • "Ungarisches Lied" Op. 13
  • "Verriet Mein blasses Angesicht" Op. 7 (words by Heinrich Heine)
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