Luise Adolpha Le Beau

Composer and pianist Luise Adolpha Le Beau had a long career that included the creation of several works in larger forms. She also worked as an educator and music critic. Le Beau was born in Rastatt, then in the Grand Duchy of Baden, on April 25, 1850. Her father, Wilhelm Le Beau, was a military officer but also a musician and composer who began giving Luise piano lessons at age five and encouraged her efforts at composition. After finishing her education at a local girls' school, she began to pursue a career in music, taking lessons first from Wilhelm Kalliwoda in Karlsruhe....