Ethel R. Harraden
Ethel R. Harraden | |
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.png) In The Sketch, 23 January 1895 | |
| Born | Ethel Rosalie Harraden 1857 Islington, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 5 January 1917 (aged 59–60) Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England |
| Education | Royal Academy of Music |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, composer, music critic |
| Spouse | Frank Glover |
Ethel Rosalie Glover (née Harraden; 1857–1917) was an English pianist, composer and music critic.
Life
[edit]Ethel Rosalie Harraden was born in Islington, Middlesex, England, in 1857,[1] the daughter of Rosalie and Samuel Harraden, a London/Calcutta agent, and studied at the Royal Academy of Music.[2] 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.[3] She reviewed for the Leamington Spa Courier, a newspaper owned by her husband.[4]
Ethel was the third of six children, including her youngest sister Beatrice Harraden (born in 1864), who became a novelist known for "Ships that Pass in the Night."
Grandchildren: Norah Rigby Childs nee Glover
She died on 5 January 1917 at Leamington Spa.[5][6]
Works
[edit]Harraden composed mostly ballads and stage music. Her works include:
- Two Melodies
- Tristesse for Cello and Piano (1886, Schott Music)
Ethel Harraden: approx. 8 years old (1865) - The Rainy Day (Text: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)[7]
- Pearl, cantata
- His Last Chance, operetta (1890)
- The Lady in Pink, operetta (1891)
- The Taboo, opera fantastie (1895)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ethel R. HARRADEN". FamilySearch. Retrieved 19 December 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "'The Taboo,' at the Trafalgar Theatre". The Sketch. VIII (104): 604. 23 January 1895. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ Scowcroft, Philip L. (1997). Philip's book 'British Light Music Composers'. Thames. ISBN 0-903413-88-4. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ "Facts, Rumors and Remarks". The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular. 34 (604): 338–340. 1 June 1893. JSTOR 3363272.
- ^ "Glover". The Musical Times: 50. 1 February 1917. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Deaths: Glover". The Daily Telegraph. London. 6 January 1917. p. 1. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Published in The Girl's Own Paper (1888)
- ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
External links
[edit]- 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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