Margarete Schweikert was born in Karlsruhe on February 16, 1887. She made her first attempts at composition at the age of ten. She composed more than 100 songs. In addition, she wrote songs for choir, compositions for piano and organ, and some chamber music works for various instrumentations with a clear emphasis on her instrument, the violin. Various song collections and piano and chamber music have been published by Furore. More info here.