KORN, Clara Anna

Clara Anna Korn née Gerlach was born in Berlin. At the age of three, she was taken to the USA and grew up in New Jersey. She studied music in New York at The National Conservatory, initially under Horatio Parker and Bruno Klein and later under Anton Dvorak. It is said that Tchaikovsky having seen some of her compositions wrote and urged her to pursue a career as a composer.For a period she was head of the music department at the De Bauer School of Music, New York. Later in life she settled in Brooklyn as a music teacher.LIST OF WORKSOrchestralSymphony in C minorSymphonic poem, MorpheusSuite for orchestra, Ancient DancesSuite for orchestra, Rural SnapshotsPiano ConcertoCapriccio for piano and orchestraViolin ConcertoChamberViolin suite Op.10PianoPiano Sonata 'The Nautical' Op.14 1911'Gymnasium' March pub. by Presser'Swinging' pub. by PresserSongAlbum of nine songs: Little Fellow, The Miller's Daughter, Farewell, Legend, A Recollection, The Brook, Cease, Love Story, My Fair One. pub. by Breitkopf & HartelOpera'Our Last War' also listed as 'Their Last War'