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She dedicated her life solely to music and fell into oblivion after her death in 1961. Prejudices about female composers, who were denied the ability to be creative in this field until well into the second half of the 20th century, may also have contributed to this ("If I weren't a woman, I would
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Senfter left behind 134 works of all genres with the exception of opera (some cite 180, including 9 symphonies, 26 orchestral works with vocal and instrumental solos, chamber music in various instrumentations, organ works, choirs and songs) and gave numerous concertos for piano, cello,
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The violinist
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between the ages of 9 and 13 brought an abrupt break in her hitherto carefree childhood. Although she recovered, her unstable health had a major impact on her life afterwards.
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Johanna Senfter was born in 1879 as the youngest of the six children of Elise and Georg Senfter. Her maternal grandfather was the
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