Maria Margarethe Danzi (néeMarchand; 1768 – 11 June 1800) was a German
composer and
soprano.
Maria Margarethe Marchand was born in Germany. Some sources give her birthplace as
Munich and others
Mannheim, and it was possible that the family was on tour in
Frankfurt on the date of her birth. She was the daughter of the singer, actress and dancer Magdalena Brochard Marchand and Theobald Hilary Marchand, director of the National Theatre of Mannheim.
Margarethe studied music and composition in Munich with
Franziska Lebrun and in
Salzburg with
Leopold Mozart. She apprenticed in supporting roles and debuted in 1787 at the age of 12 at the Mannheim Court Theater, performing the title role in 'The Youth' by
Johann Jakob Engel.[1]
In 1790, she married conductor and composer
Franz Danzi, and performed with him as prima donna of the troupe Domenico Guardasonis on European concert tours. After 1796, Margaret also performed as prima donna at the Munich Court Theatre. She died in Munich of pulmonary disease.[2]
Works
List of works
Six Sonatas for Keyboard (ca. 1786) — lost (Leopold Mozart unsuccessfully tried to make Torricella publish these sonatas)
Three sonatas for pianoforte with violin obbligato, Op. 1 (E-flat, B-flat, E), published by Falter (1801)
Marche de Marseillois varié for piano, Op. 2, published by Falter (1802)
Variations for piano (Andante from Franz Danzi's Piano Sonata in F, Op. 3 — published by Falter, ca. 1800)
Modern editions
Margarethe Danzi. Sonate für Violine und Klavier; op. 1,1. Hrsg. und Vorw. von Robert Münster. — Giebing: Katzbichler, [1967]. — 21 S. + 1 St. — (Varie musiche di Baviera).
Margarethe Danzi. Sonata I in E-flat Major for violin and piano. Ed. by Barbara Harbach. — Pullman, WA: Vivace Pr. (VIV 905), c 1996. — 28 S. + 1 St.
Margarethe Danzi. Sonata II in B-flat Major for violin and piano. Ed. by Barbara Harbach. — Pullman, WA: Vivace Pr. (VIV 906), c 1996. — 20 S. + 1 St.
Margarethe Danzi. Sonata III in E Major for violin and piano. [Ed. by Barbara Harbach.] — Pullman, WA: Vivace Pr. (VIV 907), c 1996. — 25 S. + 1 St.
Three Marias: three eighteenth century sonatas by Maria Barthélemon [No. 4], Maria Danzi [Op. 1 No. 1], Maria Hester Park [Op. 13 No. 2]. Ed. Susau [sic] Eileen Pickett. — Bryn Mawr, PA: Hildegard Publ. (09763), 1997. — VII, 51 S. + 1 St.
Maria Margarethe Marchand Danzi. Sonata terza pour le pianoforte (with violin obbligato). [Ed. Caroline Cunningham]. — Bryn Mawr, PA: Hildegard Publ., 1998. — [28] S. + 1 St.