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Ethel R. Harraden

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Ethel R. Harraden
In The Sketch, 23 January 1895
Born
Ethel Rosalie Harraden

1857 (1857)
Islington, Middlesex, England
Died5 January 1917(1917-01-05) (aged 59–60)
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
EducationRoyal Academy of Music
Occupation(s)Pianist, composer, music critic
SpouseFrank Glover

Ethel Rosalie Glover (née Harraden; 1857–1917) was an English pianist, composer and music critic.

Life

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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.[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]

She died on 5 January 1917 at Leamington Spa.[5][6]

Works

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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)[7]
  • Pearl, cantata
  • His Last Chance, operetta (1890)
  • The Lady in Pink, operetta (1891)
  • The Taboo, opera fantastie (1895)[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Ethel R. HARRADEN". FamilySearch. Retrieved 19 December 2010.[dead link]
  2. ^ "'The Taboo,' at the Trafalgar Theatre". The Sketch. VIII (104): 604. 23 January 1895. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Scowcroft, Philip L. (1997). Philip's book 'British Light Music Composers'. Thames. ISBN 0-903413-88-4. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Facts, Rumors and Remarks". The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular. 34 (604): 338–340. 1 June 1893. JSTOR 3363272.
  5. ^ "Glover". The Musical Times: 50. 1 February 1917. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Deaths: Glover". The Daily Telegraph. London. 6 January 1917. p. 1. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Published in The Girl's Own Paper (1888)
  8. ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
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