Ethel Mary [Dame] Smyth
Birth Year: | 1858 |
Death Year: | 1944 |
Notes: | English composer and suffragette. Her compositions include songs, works for piano, chamber music, orchestral and concertante works, choral works, and operas. In recognition of her work as a composer and writer, Smyth was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1922, becoming the first female composer to be awarded a damehood. Smyth received honorary doctorates in music from the Universities of Durham and Oxford |
Compositions:
Title | Alternate Title(s) |
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The March of the Women | Songs of Sunrise No. 3 |