Tekla Badarzewska-Baranowska (1834-September 29, 1861) was a Polish woman composer.
She became world-famous for her piece Modlitwa dziewicy, or A Maiden's Prayer which was composed in 1856 and first published as a supplement to the Paris Revue et Gazette Musicale in 1859.
Possibly one of the biggest selling pieces of piano music of all time, the piece, which is still recorded, is a medium difficulty short piano piece for intermediate pianists. Some have liked it for its charming and romantic melody: others have described it as "sentimental salon tosh". Arthur Loesser described it as ‘this dowdy product of ineptitude’.
Garbage collection trucks in Tainan, Taiwan broadcast 'The Maiden's Prayer' over roof-mounted loudspeakers to announce their presence to the local residents.
The English language lyrics were written by John Stowell Adams.
Her date of birth is not clear. There are also references to her being born in 1838. (Hide extended text) ... (Read all)
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Interest : Skill level : This music came in an album
with my first piano aged 10 in
1939. I only learned to play
it much later and have loved
it ever since. Thank you for
making the sheet music
available on the internet.
Comment posted the 2010-08-29, by Daphne Warburton (visitor)
Interest : Skill level : This music came in an album
with my first piano aged 10 in
1939. I only learned to play
it much later and have loved
it ever since. Thank you for
making the sheet music
available on the internet.
Comment posted the 2010-06-30, by Kossori (visitor)
Interest : Skill level : I have been looking for this
piece, both on paper and in
.mp3. I first heard it on an
anime called Stawberry Panic!
and finally found the
soundtrack for the anime...but
this was not among its songs!
I was so disappointed, but I'm
glad I have found the sheet
music- It will save me some
time listening to the song
attempting to get it right in
my head so I won't have to
play it by ear all the way
through. Thank you so very
much !!!
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Badarzewska, Tekla : Maidens Prayer