Rosalie Balmer Smith Cale

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Rosalie Balmer Smith Cale (September 24, 1875 - January 4, 1958) [1] was an American pianist and composer, [2] [3] whose operettas were performed in St. Louis, Missouri, and New York.

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Cale was born in St. Louis to a musical family. Her parents were Rosalie T. Balmer (“Sally”) and Thaddeus Smith. [1] Her mother (1849-1934) composed several pieces for violin. [4] Her maternal grandfather was Charles Balmer of Balmer & Weber Music Company in St. Louis. Her paternal grandfather, the actor [5] Sol Smith, owned and operated the St. Louis Theatre. [6] She married the violinist [7] Charles Allen Cale in 1897. [8]

Cale studied music first with her mother and grandparents, then with Abraham I. Epstein and Ernest R. Kroeger. She taught in St. Louis for over 30 years. [9] Her papers are archived at the Missouri Historical Society. [10]

Cale’s music was published by Balmer & Weber. Her compositions include:

Dance

Operetta

Piano

Vocal

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  7. ↑ Wells, Katherine Gladney (1980). Symphony and Song: The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra : the First Hundred Years, 1880-1980. Countryman Press. ISBN   978-0-914378-62-4.
  8. ↑ Leonard, John W. (1906). The Book of St. Louisans: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of St. Louis and Vicinity. St. Louis republic.
  9. ↑ Krohn, Ernst Christopher (1924). A Century of Missouri Music. Privately printed.
  10. ↑ Cale, Rosalie Balmer Smith. "SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON WOMEN'S CLUBS IN ST. LOUIS, 1890-1920" (PDF). mostateparks.com. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  11. ↑ "Sheet Music Collection". www.slpl.org. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  12. ↑ Borroff, Edith (1992). American operas : a checklist. J. Bunker Clark. Warren, Mich.: Harmonie Park Press. ISBN   0-89990-063-1. OCLC   26809841.
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