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Sarah Fritz - hiatus

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Writer. Historian. Former opera singer. she/her Clara Schumann know-it-all. https://clara-schumann-channel.com/

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Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · Nov 15

I’m now writing a new biography about Clara Schumann—an accessible book for the general public called MADAME COMPOSER.

It’s gonna take 2yrs but you can get updates here: sarahfritz.substack.com/p/book-deal-...

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MADAME COMPOSER
By Sarah Fritz
Imprint: Pegasus
Musicologist, mezzo-soprano, and creator of the Clara Schumann Channel Sarah Fritz's MADAME COMPOSER, establishing Clara Schumann's greatness as a composer as well as her vital role in the creation of the canon and elevation of classical music into a true artform, narrating her remarkable life as an abused child prodigy, her successful decades-long performance career across Europe, her relationships with her husband Robert and Johannes Brahms, and delving into her undying desire to create great works while also being a wife and mother, to Jessica Case at Pegasus, by Elias Altman at Massie & McQuilkin (NA).
Non-fiction: Biography
September 11, 2024

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Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · 25d

I went WAY more political than normal in this month’s newsletter—thanks to the movies SINNERS & K-POP DEMON HUNTERS🙌🏻🥳 Best movies of the year with mega music plots!!! The classical music industry could take notes.

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When Music Meets Evil

My thoughts on Sinners and K-Pop Demon Hunters, new movies on music that I highly recommend!

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Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · 25d

❤️🙏🏻

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Lewis Patzner @lewispatzner.bsky.social · Sep 12

Clara Schumann: Warum willst du and’re fragen w/ Town Quartet. Sheet music for sale! Link in bio.

#cello #violin #stringquartet #classicalmusic #romanticmusic #claraschumann #femalecomposers

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Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · May 25

I’m enjoying my social media hiatus—focusing on writing for a while. I’m still doing the newsletter though, linking Clara Schumann to current events. Timeless problems:

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Clara Schumann, the Revolutionary!

What protest looked like in 1848-49

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Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · May 24

Ah I missed it! Thanks so much for sharing. How fun!

Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · May 2

Gorgeous !!! 😍

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · May 2

The opening of Clara Schumann's concerto, composed when she was 15 and premiered with Felix Mendelssohn conducting the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Can't wait to perform this with the BBC Philharmonic and Nicholas Carter at Malvern Theatres, 9 May! 🎉 malvern-theatres.co.uk/event/bbc-ph...

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Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · May 2

Oh yes. And you can tell by how Ashkenazy plays it he knows the text just as well as Bonney. Helps the singer infinitely!

Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · May 2

My FAV recording of Clara Schumann’s op. 12 & 13 & other without opus lieder. They give her work all the respect & care her she deserves. I’ve listened to it hundreds of times!

Barbara Bonney
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Schumann lieder
Robert & Clara

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Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · May 1

Enjoy an utterly hilarious dunk on Dichterliebe from Olivia Giovetti

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Dirtbag Dichterliebe

Happy May, dirtbags.

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Feminist Killjoy @saranahmed.bsky.social · Apr 30

I shared some thoughts on the supreme court, EHRC's interim guidance and the feminist dystopia some call 'gender critical' feminism yesterday. feministkilljoys.substack.com/p/meaningles...

Meaningless Sex

Some thoughts on the Supreme Court, The EHRC and other feminist dystopias

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Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · Apr 29

Wowwww I believe it. for real so much malpractice with endometriosis going on. Cuz it’s just “woman problems” donchta know. I support you!

Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · Apr 29

Sometimes my research matches my reality too well — now reading Clara Schumann’s frustration at how few of her “educated liberal” friends supported the revolutions in 1848-49. Touché.

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Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · Apr 28

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Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · Apr 28

Lovely.

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Emma Harding @emmaharding.bsky.social · Apr 28

Our Composer of the Week @BBCRadio3 is the queen of French #Baroque music, Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre. Each day at 4pm Kate Molleson follows her story from the heart of Paris to the golden setting of #LouisXIV's court. Producer Julien Rosa #harpsichord #classicalmusic bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Portrait of French composer Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre by François de Troy

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Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · Apr 28

I’ve made all sorts of FANTASTIC discoveries that I’ve decided not share to till the book comes out so that my research doesn’t end up in the AI machine—🙄😜.

But just fyi— every day I find exciting stuff I’m so impatient to share with y’all!

Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · Apr 28

My pleasure— @saranahmed.bsky.social says what’s needed so well as always.

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Thomas Hogglestock @hogglestock.bsky.social · Apr 25

@sarahfritz.bsky.social, those Wieck Schumann romances are getting some traction.

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Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · Apr 28

Fantastic!!! What’s spco? Thank you so so much.

Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · Apr 24

It’s that time of year where I procrastinate writing with gardening—for hours—every day. 🪻🌸🌺🌷🌼

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Sarah Fritz - hiatus @sarahfritz.bsky.social · Apr 24

In the U.S. the wait time is not like this BUT I’ve had countless docs over 10yrs tell me I don’t have endometriosis before I FINALLY had a PA explain to me there’s no way to know without laparoscopy. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Medical misogyny malpractice!

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Art by Veya @artbyveya.bsky.social · Apr 24

Trans Rights Are Human Rights. 🏳️‍⚧️❤️

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Apr 16

🧵It’s #BlackMaternalHealthWeek -a time to center Black moms & a need for action.
I’m reflecting on what this means in a year when our #NIH grant “Looking Back to Look Forward: Social Environment Across the Lifecourse, Epigenetics, & Birth Outcomes in Black Families” was terminated.
#MedSky #EpiSky

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Apr 24

Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.

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