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Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia (9 November 1723 – 30 March 1787) was an early modern German composer and music curator who served as princess-abbess of Quedlinburg.
Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia (9 November 1723 – 30 March 1787) was Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg. She was one of ten surviving children of King Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.
Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia (9 November 1723 – 30 March 1787) was an early modern German composer and music curator who served as princess-abbess of Quedlinburg. She was a princess of Prussia as the daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and the sister of Frederick the Great.
In 1755 she becomes abbess of the monastery in Quedlinburg and thereby gains financial independence. In 1758 she hires the musician and music theorist Johann Philipp Kirnberger as court musician and music teacher, who will hold this position for almost 30 years until the end of his life.
Anna Amalia played the harpsichord, flute, and violin, with her first lessons coming from her brother. She was made Abbess of Quedlinburg in 1755 which made her wealthy and independent. Her title became Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg.
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Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia (9 November 1723 – 30 March 1787) was an early modern German composer and music curator who served as princess-abbess of Quedlinburg. She was a princess of Prussia as the daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and the sister of Frederick the Great.
Oct 27, 2023 · Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia (9 November 1723 – 30 March 1787) was Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg and a composer. She was one of ten surviving children of King Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.
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