Maria Linnemann
Maria Catharina Linnemann is a British composer and music teacher, based in Germany, who wrote mainly music for classical guitar including pieces for beginners.
Linnemann was born in Amsterdam but grew up in England. She studied piano, violin, and conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1966 to 1970. She moved to Germany in 1971, working as a music teacher. Among her compositions are musicals for children and music for puppet theatres. Her main publisher is Casa Ricordi.
Recordings
One of her compositions for guitar was recorded by Heike Matthiesen in 2016. Her solo album Guitar Ladies includes exclusively compositions by women: Sidney Pratten, María [Luisa Anido], Ida Presti, Sofia Gubaidulina, Sylvie Bodorová, Annette Kruisbrink, Carmen Guzman, Tatiana Stachak and work by Linnemann herself. A reviewer said: