Amalia, Catharina

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Amalia, Catharina

Amalia, Catharina, Countess of Erbach, German composer; b. Arolsen, Aug. 8, 1640; d. Cuylenburg, the Netherlands, Jan. 4, 1697. She was the daughter of Count von Waldeck. In 1664 she married Count Georg Ludwig von Erbach. Among her works were several sacred anthems.

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire

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