Elena Asachi
Elena Asachi, née Teyber, (30 October 1789 – May 1877) was a Romanian pianist, singer and composer of Austrian birth. She was the daughter of Austrian composer Anton Teyber and niece of concertmaster Franz Teyber.
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Elena Asachi
Elena Teyber was born in Vienna and studied music under her father as a child in Dresden. Later she studied in Vienna under opera singer Domenico Donzelli. After completing her studies, she became a professor at Iaşi Conservatory where she was known as a pianist and composer from 1827 to 1863.[1] She married Gheorghe Asachi, with whom she collaborated on songs and theatrical works.[2] She died in Iaşi.
Works
Selected works include:
- Fete pastoral des bergers moldaves (pastoral-vaudeville) 1834
- Contrabantul (The Smuggler) (comedy-vaudeville) 1837
- Tiganii (The Gypsies) (vaudeville with songs) 1856
Songs:
- Ballade moldave (with G. Asachi) 1834
- Se starb, sagst tu (G. Asachi, translated by E. Asachi) 1837
- Song of Society (with G. Asachi) 1849[1]
References
- Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- Romanian review: Volume 31. 1977.
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