Louise Robyn

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Margaret Louise Robyn (23 April 1878 - 10 June 1949) was an American composer, music educator, and pianist who taught for many years at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, serving as director for at least one year. Her piano pedagogy methods and books are still in use today. She published and taught as Louise Robyn. [1] [2]

Robyn was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Mary Ann O'Reilly and William Robyn, a merchant. [3] [4] Little is known about her education. She began working at the American Conservatory of Music in 1901, [5] where she taught advanced piano and teacher training. She also chaired the children's department and in 1937 served as Director of the conservatory. [3] Her students included Marie Christine Bergersen, [6] Storm Bull, [7] Jack Fascinato, [8] Irwin Fischer, [7] Robert Fizdale, [7] Marion Roberts, [9] and Ruth Crawford Seeger. [10] In 1939, Music Clubs Magazine reported at least one Louise Robyn Club in Detroit, Michigan. [11]

Robyn collaborated on some publications with Howard Hanks, Louise Johnson, Mildred Ross, and Florence White Williams. She produced many works, all for piano or early childhood music education, which were published by Clayton F. Summy Co., Lyon & Healy, Inc., Oliver Ditson, Robyn Teaching Service, Theodore Presser Co mpany, and Winthrop Rogers Ltd.,  [12] and include:

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  7. 1 2 3 University, Judith Tick Professor of Music Northeastern (1997-08-18). Ruth Crawford Seeger : A Composer's Search for American Music: A Composer's Search for American Music. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN   978-0-19-802299-2.
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  9. ↑ "The mysterious life and death of a brilliant young pianist". Classic FM. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  10. ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian, eds. (1995). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (First American ed., [Nachdr.] ed.). New York: Norton. p. 130. ISBN   978-0-393-03487-5.
  11. ↑ Music Clubs Magazine. National Federation of Music Clubs. 1939.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Louise Robyn". worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  13. ↑ High School Life. Fond du Lac High School. 1922.
  14. ↑ Nedyo Nedev (2012-05-16). Let's play leap-frog - Louise Robyn . Retrieved 2024-08-06– via YouTube.
  15. ↑ The Pacific Coast Musician. Colby and Pryibil. 1928.
  16. ↑ Wier, Albert E., ed. (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. New York: The Macmillan Companuy. p. 1561.
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