Volkstein was born in
Quedlinburg, Germany. She had little formal music training, but came from a musical family. Her mother had studied counterpoint with
Friedrich Schneider, and her uncle was cellist and composer
Bernhard Cossmann. Volkstein lived in
Paris,
Dresden,
Murano, and
Naples, before settling in
Weimar with her sister in 1905. Her first songs were published around that time. Several of her songs with guitar accompaniment initially appeared in
Der Wächter, a magazine associated with the German youth movement during the 1920s and 1930s. Her music was also published by Fritz Schuberth and Ries & Erler GMBH. Volkstein's compositions include: • 12 Folksongs (see External links) • 12 Lieder • 12 Lieder (piano setting by Justus Hermann Wetzel; see External Links) • 20 Songs with Guitar Accompaniment • 24 Folksongs with Simple Accompaniment • Bloom, Dear Violet (arranged by Armin Knab) • Jungfrau Zimperlich (text by
Ludwig Pfau) • Melodies (piano setting by Justus Hermann Wetzel) • New Folksongs (1922) • Piano compositions • Spinning Song (arranged by Armin Knab) == References ==