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Alma Mahler-Werfel (born Alma Margaretha Maria Schindler; 31 August 1879 – 11 December 1964) was an Austrian composer, author, editor, and socialite. Musically active from her early years, she was the composer of nearly fifty songs for voice and piano, and works in other genres as well. 17 songs are known to have survived.
- 11 December 1964 (aged 85), New York City, US
- Grinzing Cemetery, Vienna
- Alma Margaretha Maria Schindler, 31 August 1879, Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Mar 25, 2024 · Alma Mahler (born Aug. 31, 1879, Vienna, Austria-Hungary—died Dec. 11, 1964, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was known for her relationships with celebrated men, including her husband, Gustav Mahler. The daughter of the painter Emil Schindler, Alma grew up surrounded by art and artists. She studied art and became friends with the painter Gustav Klimt ...
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Sep 20, 2019 · Alma Mahler pictured during World War I, only a few years after Gustav Mahler died. Credit: Indeed, the parade of Alma’s own long and winding and frankly incredible life was lengthy enough to ...
- Michael Shmith
Alma Mahler, in a 1916 self-portrait: Known for her tumultuous love life, she has come to be seen in two different guises. Less than six months after the death of Alma Schindler on Dec. 11, 1964, the satirist Tom Lehrer wrote a song that he said was inspired by “the juiciest, spiciest, raciest obituary it has ever been my pleasure to read.”.
Nov 2, 2015 · Alma Mahler (1879 – 1964), herself a composer of no mean ability, spent her life pursuing relationships—both romantic and platonic—with talented men. Many of these men were Jews—including her first husband, the composer Gustav Mahler, and her third, the writer Franz Werfel, as well as several of her many lovers.
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Alma Mahler (Schindler-Mahler) 1879 - 1964 Forgotten Voices. Alma Schindler (1879-1964) was born in Vienna into an artistic inclined family. As a child, her musical gifts were encouraged to some extent with piano and composition lessons, including with Alexander Zemlinsky, although in 1898 her father vetoed more advanced piano lessons.
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