After ending her studies, Zimmermann went on a tour of Germany, followed by concert tours in 1879, 1880, 1882 and 1883. She published her own editions of Sonatas by Beethoven and Mozart and compositions by Robert Schumann.[2] Zimmermann moved in with feminist Lady Louisa Goldsmid after the latter's husband, barrister Sir Francis Goldsmid died in 1878. Zimmermann was said to have given eighteen years of "devoted attention" to Goldsmid and it has been speculated that this was a lesbian relationship.[3]
During the 1880 decade, she composed Variations on Mendelssohn's ‘ ‘Hirtenlied’ (Shepherd's Song).
^Slonimsky, Nicolas (1978). "Zimmermann, Agnes". Baker's Biographical dictionary of musicians (6th ed.). New York: Schirmer Books. p. 1947. ISBN0-02-870240-9.
^John South Shedlock: The Pianoforte Sonata. Its Origin and Development (London: Methuen & Co., 1895).
^Jeremy Dibble: Michele Esposito (Dublin: Field Day, 2010), p. 119.
^ abOron, Aryeh (August 2007). "Agnes Zimmermann (Composer, Arranger)". Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1952 Edition; Author: Sir George Grove). Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
^See Hofmeisters Monatsberichte, May 1872, page 102.