Caroline Wichern

Caroline Wichern (1836–1906) was a German music educator and composer.

Biography

Caroline Wichern was the eldest daughter of the Protestant theologian and social reformer Johann Hinrich Wichern. She wrote and published songs including a collection of Christmas songs,[1] and was associated with Brahms. She worked until 1895 as a music teacher at Ellerslie College in Manchester, a school for kindergarten teachers.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ The Musical Times. 25. 1 March 1884.
  2. ↑ "RENATE EBELING-WINKLER - THE "SILENT NIGHT" SONG IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GERMAN PROTESTANT HYMNALS". Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 4 October 2010.
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