Alma Mahler: Muse to Genius: From Fin-de-Siècle Vienna to Hollywood's Heyday

by Karen Monson

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"Alma Maria Mahler Gropius Werfel (born Alma Maria Schindler; 31 August 1879? 11 December 1964) was a Viennese-born socialite well known in her youth for her beauty and vivacity. She became the wife, successively, of composer Gustav Mahler, architect Walter Gropius, and novelist Franz Werfel, as well as the consort of several other prominent men. Musically active from her teens, she was the composer of at least seventeen songs for voice and piano. In later years her salon became an important show more feature of the artistic scene, first in Vienna, then in Los Angeles."--Wikipedia. show less

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Karen Monson
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Original title
Alma Mahler - Muse to genius
Original publication date
1983
People/Characters
Alma Mahler-Werfel; Gustav Mahler
Important places
Vienna, Austria
Important events
Fin de siècle
First words*
"Meine Mutter Alma war eine Legende, und Legenden sind sehr schwer zu zerstören"
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Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, Music, History, Anthropology, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
943.6 — History & geography History of Europe Central Europe: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech, Poland, Hungary Austria and Liechtenstein
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DB844 .M34 .M66 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Austria – Liechtenstein – Hungary – Czechoslovakia History of Austria. Liechtenstein. Hungary. Czechoslovakia Local history and description Vienna
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