Who composed the piano piece 'Fur Elise' in 1810?
Elise Barensfeld Elise Barensfeld Elise Barensfeld, born Juliane Katharine Elisabet Barensfeld (27 August 1796 – after 1820), was a German soprano. She toured from age 12 with Johann Nepomuk Mälzel, a friend of Ludwig van Beethoven, and lived in Mälzel's household in Vienna until age 17. In 2012, Rita Steblin claimed that Beethoven may have dedicated his piano piece "Für Elise" to her. Born Juliane Katharine Elisabet Barensfeld in Regensburg, Bavaria, and often called "Elise", she was known as a child prodigy. She received first voice lessons in her home town from Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel (1750–1817), who dedicated two songs to
Piano piece Piano piece A piano piece or piece for piano (, ; , ) is a piece of music for piano. It is a generic name for any composition for the instrument, but when capitalised (Piano Piece, Piece for Piano) the name is used to indicate a (usually) single-movement composition for solo piano that has not been given a more specific name (such as Sonatina, "Allegro de concert" or "Le Bananier"), for example: As the German word "" may indicate other keyboard instruments besides the piano, not all Klavierstücke are composed for the piano; for example, the pieces included in the