Frances Terry

American composer (1884–1965)

Frances Terry (1884–1965) was an American composer.

A native of East Windsor, Connecticut,[1] Terry undertook composition lessons with Louis Victor Saar and Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Severn, among others.[2] She was active as a piano instructor in New York City and Passaic, New Jersey, later moving to Northampton, Massachusetts.[3] Much of her output consists of works for piano, but she composed a violin sonata and a theme and variations for string quartet as well;[2] the sonata received a prize from the Society for the Publication of American Music in 1931.[4][5] Stylistically, her work has been described as "Mildly 20th-century with strong expressive qualities and rich harmonies".[6]

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1. ^ Lewis Carlisle Granniss; Connecticut State Federation of Music Clubs (1935). Connecticut composers. The Connecticut state federation of music clubs.
2. ^ a b John Tasker Howard (1939). Our American Music: Three Hundred Years of it. Thomas Y. Crowell Company.
3. ^ Aaron I. Cohen (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN 978-0-313-24272-4.
4. ^ Walter S. Jenkins (1994). The Remarkable Mrs. Beach, American Composer: A Biographical Account Based on Her Diaries, Letters, Newspaper Clippings, and Personal Reminiscences. Harmonie Park Press. ISBN 978-0-89990-069-8.
5. ^ "WIN COMPOSERS' CONTEST.; Frances Terry and Leo Sowerby to Have Music Published". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
6. ^ Maurice Hinson; Wesley Roberts (2006). The Piano in Chamber Ensemble: An Annotated Guide. Indiana University Press. pp. 109–. ISBN 0-253-34696-7.

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