Anna Amalia von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach

Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (24 October 1739 - 10 April 1807), was a German princess and composer. Anna Amalia was a notable composer. Among her significant works is a symphony for two oboes, two flutes, two violins, and double bass (1765), a tripartite oratorio (1768), a Singspiel called Erwin und Elmire (1776), based on a text by Goethe, and a divertimento for piano, clarinet, viola, and violoncello (around 1780).

Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (24 October 1739 - 10 April 1807), was a German princess and composer. Anna Amalia was a notable composer. Among her significant works is a symphony for two oboes, two flutes, two violins, and double bass (1765), a tripartite oratorio (1768), a Singspiel called Erwin und Elmire (1776), based on a text by Goethe, and a divertimento for piano, clarinet, viola, and violoncello (around 1780). She became the duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, by marriage, and was also regent of the states of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach from 1758 to 1775. She transformed her court and its surrounding into the most influential cultural center of Germany. She was born in Wolfenbüttel, the ninth child of Karl I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia.

Her maternal grandparents were Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL..