Charlotte Wilhelmina Franziska Brandes (Minna) (21 May 1765 – 13 June 1788) was a German singer, pianist, actress and composer.
She was born in Berlin, the daughter of actress Esther Charlotte Brandes and playwright Johann Christian Brandes [de], and toured with her parents in Europe, performing on stage at an early age.
[1] She studied music with Hönecke in Weimar and Christoph Transchel in Dresden for piano, Muriottini in Dresden and also Gertrud Elisabeth Mara and Giovanni Carlo Concialini for voice.
She had a three octave range and performed successfully in courts and opera.
[3] Brandes composed works for piano and Italian and German songs which were edited by Friedrich Hoenicke, Music Director of Beyme Hamburg theater, and published after her death.