About Luise Adolpha Le Beau
Luise Adolpha Le Beau was a German composer of classical music. She studied with noted musicians Clara Schumann and Franz Lachner, but her primary instructor was Josef Gabriel Rheinberger. Like many other 19th century female composers, Le Beau began her career in music as a pianist, and later earned her living teaching, critiquing, and performing music. Le Beau composed her first piece at the age of eight. In 1878, she also founded her "private music course for daughters of the educated classes." These lessons were aimed at preparing women for job opportunities as piano teachers. Also during 1882, she won the first prize for her "Cello Sonata op.17" in an international composition contest. The years following the relocation to Munich through 1885 became Le Beau's most productive period.
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