Bessie Marshall Whitely

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Bessie Marshall Whitely or Whiteley [1] (December 25, 1871 - November 7, 1944 [2] ) was an American composer, pianist, and teacher. [3] She attended the Oakland Conservatory of Music in Oakland, California, and studied with H. G. Pasmore, J. P. Morgan, and Louis Lesser. [4] Whitely was a piano teacher and music supervisor in Kansas City, Missouri, for 32 years. [5]

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Whitely published an article on Form and Spirit in Music in the journal Music in 1892. [6] Her opera Hiawatha's Childhood [7] won the National Federation of Music Clubs award in 1912. Her music was published by G. Schirmer, Inc. and C. C. Birchard & Co. (later Summy-Birchard, then Birchtree Ltd.). [8] Her compositions include:

Opera

Orchestra

Vocal

References

  1. ↑ Stern, Susan, 1953- (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-1138-3. OCLC   3844725.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  3. ↑ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Hennessee, Don A. (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-2769-7. OCLC   28889156.
  4. ↑ Krohn, Ernst C. (Ernst Christopher), 1888-1975. (1971). Missouri music. New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN   0-306-70932-5. OCLC   195626.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ 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)
  6. ↑ The Literary Digest. Funk & Wagnalls. 1892.
  7. ↑ McVicker, Mary Frech (9 August 2016). Women opera composers : biographies from the 1500s to the 21st century. Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN   978-0-7864-9513-9. OCLC   945767521.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ↑ "A CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF". indianmusiclist.vassar.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  9. ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1941). Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series.
  10. ↑ Kirk, Elise K. (Elise Kuhl), 1932- (2001). American opera. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN   0-252-02623-3. OCLC   44414175.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Borroff, Edith (1992). American Operas: A Checklist. Harmonie Park Press. ISBN   978-0-89990-063-6.
  12. ↑ Parker, Horatio William; McConathy, Osbourne; Birge, Edward Bailey; Miessner, William Otto (1918). Teacher's Manual for the Progressive Music Series. Department of State Printing.
  13. ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1944). Catalog of Copyright Entries. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  14. ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1914). Catalog of Copyright Entries.
  15. ↑ The Etude. T. Presser. 1921.
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