Alice Streatch

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Alice Mills Palmer Streatch (January 3, 1909 - December 2, 1999) [1] was an American [2] composer [3] who wrote both the words and the music [4] for most of her songs. [5]

Streatch was born in Rhode Island to Edith Markland Mills and Burrows Spalding Palmer. She married Harold Siteman Streatch in 1928 and they had twin daughters, Roberta and Alberta. Streatch lived in Rhode Island for most of her life, dying there in 1999. [1] Little is known about her education. Her music was published by Boosey & Hawkes. [6] Her compositions, all for voice, include:

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References

  1. 1 2 Streatch, Alice Mills Palmer. "Ancestry.com". Ancestry.com . Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  2. ↑ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN   0-9617485-2-4. OCLC   16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-2769-7. OCLC   28889156.
  4. ↑ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. ISBN   0-8161-8498-4. OCLC   6815939.
  5. ↑ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-1138-3. OCLC   3844725.
  6. ↑ Autumn night, 1968, OCLC   318034981 , retrieved 2021-10-29
  7. ↑ Department of Music, University of Richmond (2008-11-02). "University Women's Chorale and Schola Cantorum". Music Department Concert Programs.
  8. ↑ Agency, United States Information (1964). Catalog of Published Concert Music by American Composers. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  9. 1 2 Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1959). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
  10. 1 2 Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1967). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
  11. ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1963). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
  12. ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1959). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
  13. ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1959). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
  14. ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1962). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
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