Maria Elizabeth van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen facts for kids

Maria Elizabeth van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen (born July 11, 1885 – died July 16, 1980) was a talented Dutch musician. She was a composer, meaning she wrote music. She also wrote lyrics for songs, played the organ, and taught music.

Early Life and Learning

Maria was born in a Dutch city called Hoorn. Her parents were Susanna Maria Gerlings and Hendrik Johan van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen. Her father worked for the government. Maria's first music teacher was her aunt, Maria Elizabeth Gerlings. Her aunt was an organist, just like Maria would become. Maria went to music schools in Leiden and Amsterdam. She learned from many great teachers there. Some of her teachers were Jean Baptiste de Paux and Sem Dresden.

Her Work and Legacy

Maria worked as a music teacher and also played the organ. She often wrote both the music and the words for her songs. One of her students was Macario Santiago Kastner. He became a famous British music expert. A Dutch artist named Engelien Reitsma-Valença made a picture of Maria. It shows Maria playing the piano in 1921. This artwork is now kept in the Rijksmuseum. Maria also wrote letters to Jeanne Gabriëlle van Schaik-Willing. She was a well-known writer and theater critic. Today, Maria's important papers are kept safe. They are stored in the Netherlands Music Institute.

Her Musical Creations

Maria's music was published by several companies. These included Broekmans & van Poppel and Ploegsma. She wrote many different kinds of music.

Books She Wrote

• Baron van Hippelepip: een verhaaltje voor kinderen met plaatjes en muziek (Baron van Hippelepip: A Story for Children with Pictures and Music; with Leo Visser)
• Solfeges (Books to help learn music notes)

Music for Small Groups

• 8 Trios for Three Recorders (Music for three recorder players)
• Als Duizend Sterren Schijnen (When 1,000 Stars Shine; for violin and piano)
• Suite for Violin and Piano (A set of pieces for violin and piano)

Operetta

• Sneeuwit en Rozerood (Snow White and Rose Red; a short, light opera)

Piano Music

• 4 Sonatines: voor Piano (4 Short Sonatas for Piano)
• 50 Polyphonic Pieces (50 pieces with many melodies at once)
• Bedenkseltjes Aan De Piano (Ideas at the Piano)
• Bekende Liedjes (Well-Known Songs; for two people playing one piano)
• De Ontwikkeling aan de Piano (Musical Development at the Piano)
• Klimmen & Dalen (Climbing and Descending; piano exercises)
• Muzikale Bouwstenen (Musical Building Blocks)
• Oude Wijsjes Voor Jonge Handen (Old Tunes for Young Hands)
• Studies in Wit en Zwart: 30 Piano-etudes voor de Jeugd (Studies in White and Black: 30 Piano Studies for Youth)

Vocal Music

• 7 Kinderliedjes (7 Nursery Rhymes; for voice and piano)
• Als Engelen Zingen: een Verzameling Kerstliederen voor de Jeugd (When Angels Sing: A Collection of Christmas Carols for Youth)
• "Am Himmelstor" (At the Gate of Heaven; for a low male voice and piano; words by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer)
• "Benedizione" (Blessing; for voice and piano)
• Bij de schoorsteen: een bundel St. Nicolaasliedjes (At the Chimney: A Bundle of St. Nicholas Songs)
• "Bomen in Nevel" (Trees in Mist; for voice and piano)
• "Maria, die Zoude naar Bethlehem" (Mary, Who Would Go to Bethlehem; for voice and piano)
• Sint Nicolaas en Kerstliederen (Saint Nicholas and Christmas Carols)
• "Stil nu Tekst" (Quiet Now)
• Trekvogels: 14 Canons met Tekst (Migratory Birds: 14 Canons with Text; canons are songs where voices sing the same melody starting at different times)
• Twee Liederen (2 Songs; for voice and piano)