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My Take
What fascinates me about Alma Mahler is how stubbornly history tried to file her under other people's names, and how her own music refuses to disappear. Roughly fifty songs composed, seventeen surviving, a teenager already mentored by Max Burckhard, a painter and biographer on top of it all. I find the survival of those seventeen songs almost defiant. She was not merely an ornament of fin-de-siecle Vienna; she was a maker. I would rather measure her by the notes she left behind than by the famous men who orbited her, and I suspect future listeners will agree.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alma Mahler
- Name (Japanese)
- アルマ・マーラー
- Reading
- あるま・まーらー
- Born
- August 31, 1879 – December 11, 1964
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Vienna, Austria
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / painter / biographer / model / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Alma Mahler born?
August 31, 1879 – December 11, 1964.
Where is Alma Mahler from?
Alma Mahler is from Vienna, Austria.
What does Alma Mahler do?
Alma Mahler works as composer, painter, biographer, model, writer.
Composer — see all → · Painter — see all → · More people from Austria →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.