Sophie Mercken
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Sophie-Marguerite Mercken (1776-1821) was a French composer and music teacher. She was the eldest of three daughters born to Johann Kilian Mercken, the first piano maker in Paris.[1] Gertrude Mercken, a French painter, was her sister.[2] She married Casimir Hartmann in 1802,[3] becoming Sophie Hartmann.
Mercken's only surviving compositions are Six Romances for Voice and Accompaniment:[4]
| Title | Key | Tempo | Voice |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Le Souvenir" | G major | Andante | tenor or soprano |
| "La Dormeuse" | A major | Allegretto | tenor or mezzo-soprano |
| "Le Ruisseau" | E♭ major | Andantino | tenor or mezzo-soprano |
| "Le Papillon" | G major | Allegretto | tenor or mezzo-soprano |
| "Les Agréments de la Solitude" | A major | Gratioso | tenor or soprano |
| "Vol des flêches de l'Amour" | E♭ major | Allegretto | any voice |
References
- ↑ "Sophie Mercken". Hildegard Publishing Company. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Gertrude Mercken". Wikidata. Wikimedia. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Non ti Doler, Mio Cor" (PDF). Samford University. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Premier Recueil de six romances... Oeuvre 1er". Gallica. Bibliothèque nationale de France. 1798. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
Further reading
- Music Reviews: French and Spanish Songs, Carman, Judith. Journal of Singing - The Official Journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing; Jacksonville, Fla. Vol. 54, Iss. 5, (May 1998): 61-63
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