al talent, and was
given the best of teachers. After advanced work with Carl Loewe, the
great ballad composer, she entered the musical life of the German
capital. Here she gave a concert as her introduction, playing the piano
herself, and making the programme entirely of her own compositions. On
this occasion were given a concert-overture, a string quartette, Psalm
118 for voices and orchestra, and two symphonies, the "Militaire" and
the B minor. This was an imposing array, but it was only a beginning,
and her productive career continued until her death in 1883.

Not all of her works have been published, but all show good thematic
material and an unusual sense of musical form. The list includes many
dances and songs, two string quartettes, two piano quartettes, two
quintettes, ten piano trios, eight violin sonatas, twelve overtures,
Psalm 118 with orchestra, seven symphonies, and an operetta. This is
certainly an extensive catalogue for any composer. Among the printed
works, the best are the "Faust" overture, Op. 46; the violin sonatas,
Op. 17 and 21, also the nocturne, Op. 48, an expressive work; the 'cello
sonata, Op. 47; the piano trio, Op. 13; and for piano solo an allemande,
Op. 29, that is full of masculine power and energy.

Agnes Bernouilly, a native of Berlin, was another woman who devoted
herself to orchestral productions. Her works in the larger forms have
been given often by the Saro orchestra and others, while her songs and
piano works have received much praise from the critics. Another composer
of renown was Aline Hundt, one of Liszt's best pupils, who was born in
1849, and died at the early age of twenty-four. In her short career she
wrote a march for orchestra, a "Champagnerlied" for tenor solo, chorus,
and orchestra, selections for viola and violin with piano, a number of
male choruses, and several songs and piano pieces. Theresa Schaeffer has
composed a festival overture for grand orchestra, besides many piano
pieces and songs. Anna Benfey-Schuppe wrote an overture for "Goetz von
Berlichingen," as well as incidental music to other plays and various
chamber works. Nanette von Schaden, a native of Salzburg, composed two
piano concertos, as well as numerous sonatas and rondos for piano.
Constanze von Buttenstein, besides issuing a number of songs and piano
works, has published an "Ave Maria" for alto voice, with an orchestral
accompaniment that is sometimes reduced to organ and string quartette.

Among