Martinez, Marianne

2010/09/6

Marianne (Marianna) Martinez, Marianne von Martines (1744–1812), Austria

Worked in the period between Haydn and Mozart. Began composing masses at age 16. At the age of 26 she became the only woman composer to write a symphony in the Classical period (1750–1790). She also wrote a number of works for voice and for orchestra.

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