# Frida Kern

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{{short description|Austrian composer}}

thumb|Frida Kern, 1891
'''Frida Kern''' née Seitz (b. 9 March 1891, d. 23 Dec 1988) was an Austrian composer. She was born in [Vienna](/source/Vienna) and grew up in [Linz](/source/Linz), studying piano with [Anna Zappa](/source/Anna_Zappa), and later at the Linz Music Academy with [August Göllerich](/source/August_G%C3%B6llerich).

She married Max Kern in 1909 and began composing in 1911. In 1923 she entered the Vienna Academy where she studied composition with [Franz Schmidt](/source/Franz_Schmidt_(composer)) and conducting with [Robert Heger](/source/Robert_Heger). She continued her studies with [Eusebius Mandyczewski](/source/Eusebius_Mandyczewski) and [Alexander Wunderer](/source/Alexander_Wunderer), graduating in 1927. Kern established a women's orchestra which toured [Europe](/source/Europe) and North [Africa](/source/Africa), and in 1942 took a teaching position at the music school in Vienna. In 1960 she was honored by the Austrian Republic. She died in Linz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harpandco.be/parution/frida_2.php|title=Frida Kern|access-date=22 December 2010|archive-date=6 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706134313/http://www.harpandco.be/parution/frida_2.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IvoQQU1QL_QC&q=Frida+Kern+%281891%E2%80%931988%29&pg=PA248|title=The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers|first1=Julie Anne|last1=Sadie|first2=Rhian|last2=Samuel|year=1994|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company |isbn=9780393034875|access-date=4 October 2010}}</ref>

==Works==
Selected works include:
*''Die vier Geigerlein'' (Vier kleine Vortragsstucke) (1891–1988) For 4 violins
*''Flotenserenade op. 62'' (1891–1988) For flute and piano
*''Scherzo'' (1891–1988) For Horn and Piano
*''Spanischer Tanz Nr. 1 aus op. 24'' (1891–1988) For Bassoon and Piano or Violoncello and Piano
*''Vier Stucke fur Blaserquintett op. 25'' (1891–1988) for Wind Quintet

Her music has been recorded and issued on CD, including:
*''Frida Kern''

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