Louise Siddall

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Louise Siddall (27 January 1879 - 8 December 1935) [1] was an American composer, [2] organist, and music educator. [3]

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Siddall was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, [3] to Ellen and Henry A. Siddall. [4] Her father was a member of the North Carolina 26th Regimental Band during the Civil War. [5] Her family attended a Moravian church. Siddall studied music at Salem College [6] and voice with the Baroness Katharine Evans von Klenner. [7]

Siddall taught at Salem College [8] and later chaired the music department at Winthrop College. [9] She was president of the St. Cecelia Choral Club in 1929, [10] and president of the Afternoon Music Club in 1931. [11] She died in a car accident [9] in Sumter, South Carolina, in 1935. [12]

Siddall’s music was published by Theodore Presser Co. [13] Her works include:

Organ

Vocal

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  1. ↑ "Biographical Dictionary of the Organ | Louise Siddall". www.organ-biography.info. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  2. ↑ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-1138-3. OCLC   3844725.
  3. 1 2 Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN   978-0-9617485-2-4.
  4. ↑ "Louise Siddall". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  5. ↑ The Watchman and Southron. Sumter, South Carolina. 16 February 1918. p. 7.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Owen, Mary Barrow (1941). Old Salem: North Carolina. Lithographed by Winston printing Company.
  7. ↑ Musical Courier. 1902.
  8. ↑ Musical America. Music Publications, Limited. 1916.
  9. 1 2 The Charlotte Observer. 8 December 1935. p. 10.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ The World Musical and Theatrical Guide. World musical and theatrical guide. 1929.
  11. ↑ The Register of women's clubs. 1931.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ The Etude. T. Presser. 1919.
  14. ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1919). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical Compositions. Part 3. Library of Congress.
  15. ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1929). Catalog of Copyright Entries. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  16. ↑ Presser, Theodore (1922). Etude: the music magazine. Presser.
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