Henriette Wienecke

Henriette Wienecke née Stadfeldt ( March 13, 1819 – April 18, 1907) was a Norwegian-Danish composer. She produced over 140 psalms and musical pieces.[1]

Biography

She was born in Frederikshald, Norway to Asgeir Johnson Stadfeldt (1786-1831) and Anna Bruun Tordenskjold (1781-1848). She moved to Oslo with her mother after the death of her father, and married her singing teacher who was employed by the Christiania Theater. She married Friedrich Ferdinand Wienecke (1809-1877) in 1834. The couple had one daughter, who died as an infant. She had a wish to become an actress, but her spouse did not consider it suitable for a person of her social class. She did, however, take piano lessons. In 1840, she moved permanently to Copenhagen with her mother and husband.

In 1848, after having lost her mother, she retired from social life, had a religious conversion, and started to compose psalms. She and her spouse became followers of N.F.S. Grundtvig and Nicolai Gottlieb Blædel (1816-1879), and hosted bible studies and religious concerts in their home. She died at Gentofte, Denmark.[2]

References
  1. Lisbeth Ahlgren Jensen. "Henriette Wienecke (1819-1907)". Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  2. "Blædel, Nicolai Gottlieb, 1816-79". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  • This article was initially translated from the Danish Wikipedia.


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