| Ethel R. Harraden | |
|---|---|
.png) In The Sketch, 23 January 1895 | |
| Born | Ethel Rosalie Harraden 1857 (1857) Islington, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 5 January 1917(1917-01-05) (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
Ethel Rosalie Harraden was born in Islington, Middlesex, England, in 1857, 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. She reviewed for the Leamington Spa Courier, a newspaper owned by her husband.
She died on 5 January 1917 at Leamington Spa.
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)
- Pearl, cantata
- His Last Chance, operetta (1890)
- The Lady in Pink, operetta (1891)
- The Taboo, opera fantastie (1895)
References
- "Ethel R. HARRADEN". FamilySearch. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- "'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
- 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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