Louise E. Stairs

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Louise E. Simpson Stairs (March 24, 1892 - November 1975) [1] was an American composer, [2] organist, [3] and pianist, who sometimes published under the pseudonym Sidney Forrest. [4] [5] She composed several cantatas, as well as piano and vocal works for children.

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Stairs was born in Troupsburg, New York, [6] to Alice Clare Stephens and Colonel Ellsworth Simpson. She married Alpheus Wade Stairs on September 3, 1912, and they had a daughter (Ruth). [1] Little is known about Stairs’ education. Her music was published by Carl Fischer Music, [7] Hall-Mack Co., [8] Oliver Ditson, [9] and Theodore Presser Co. [10] Her compositions include:

Cantatas

Organ

Piano

Vocal


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  4. ↑ Room, Adrian (2014-01-10). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-5763-2.
  5. ↑ Burns, Kristine Helen (2002). Women and Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood Press. ISBN   978-1-57356-309-3.
  6. ↑ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-1138-3. OCLC   3844725.
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  8. 1 2 "Hymns of Pentecost 31. There's a gentle voice that's calling | Hymnary.org". hymnary.org. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  9. 1 2 3 Musart. 1953.
  10. 1 2 Stairs, Louise E.; Stairs, Louise E. (1940). Hush - a - bye, Dolly. Theodore Presser Co.
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  12. 1 2 Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1941.
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  14. 1 2 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.
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  16. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1939.
  17. ↑ The Music Magazine/Musical Courier. 1951.
  18. ↑ Claghorn, Charles Eugene (1996). Women composers and songwriters : a concise biographical dictionary. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-585-03162-2. OCLC   42329817.
  19. ↑ Music Clubs Magazine: Official Organ. The Federation. 1952.
  20. ↑ Music Clubs Magazine. National Federation of Music Clubs. 1950.
  21. ↑ Music Clubs Magazine. National Federation of Music Clubs. 1939.
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