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Ethel Rosalie Glover (née Harraden; 1857–1917) was an English pianist, composer and music critic.
Life
Ethel Rosalie Harraden was born in Islington, Middlesex, England, in 1857,[1] the daughter of Samuel Harraden, a London/Calcutta agent, and studied at the Royal Academy of Music. After completing her studies, she worked as a pianist and composer. She married Frank Glover and settled in Leamington Spa. Harraden became interested in composing for the stage, sometimes collaborating with her brother Herbert Harraden.[2] She reviewed for the Leamington Spa Courier, a newspaper owned by her husband.[3] She died in 1917 at age sixty at Leamington Spa, England.[4]
Works
Harraden composed mostly ballads and stage music. Her works include:
- Two Melodies
- Tristesse for Cello and Piano (1886, Schott Music)
- I go to prove my soul (Text: Robert Browning) (c. 1884)
- The Rainy Day (Text: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)[5]
- Pearl, cantata
- His Last Chance, operetta (1890)
- The Lady in Pink, operetta (1891)
- The Taboo, opera fantastie (1895)[6]
References
- "Ethel R. HARRADEN". Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- Scowcroft, Philip L. Philip's book 'British Light Music Composers'. ISBN 0-903413-88-4. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- "Facts, Rumors and Remarks". The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular. The Musical Times. 34 (604): 338–340. 1 June 1893. JSTOR 3363272.
- Obit. The Musical Times. 1 February 1917. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- Published in The Girl's Own Paper (1888)
- Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
External links
- Free scores by Ethel R. Harraden at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- The Rainy Day, score at Victorian Voices archive
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