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Josepha Barbara AURNHAMMER (1758-1820) "was an Austrian pianist and composer. She was born in Vienna as the eleventh child of Johann Michael Auernhammer and Elisabeth Timmer. Josepha Barbara Auernhammer studied with Georg Friedrich Richter, Leopold Anton Kozeluch and from 1781 Mozart, with whom she fell in love. On 27 June 1781, Mozart wrote of her: "Almost every day after dinner I am at H: v: Auernhammer's - The Miss is a monster! - plays delightfully though, however, she lacks the genuine fine and lilting quality of cantabile; she plucks too much." That year, Mozart dedicated his Violin Sonatas K. 296 and K. 376–80 to her" (Wikipedia).
Read more about Auernhammer here (in German).
About the piece
There is a piece with similar title by Vicente Martín y Soler (1754-1806) in his opera Una Cosa Rara - Act Ii - Sc. XV - Duetto "Pace, Caro Mio Sposo". But there is no obvious relation.
You can find the original sheet music at the IMSLP Petrucci Music Library.
It was transcribed to modern notation by Dan Wanamaker (CC BY 4.0) and digitalized for Musescore and Piano Marvel by Tabea Hirzel.
Find the piece"Pace caro mio sposo" Variation 1 at:
and at
If you like her music, check out my dedicated list of piano performances on Aurnhammer's compositions.
