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'''Margaret Moncrieff''' (6 February 1921 – 12 November 2008) was a Scottish [[cellist]] and [[author]] writing under the [[pseudonym]] '''Helen McClelland''' and writing novels in the [[Chalet School]] series.<ref name=to>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5295050.ece|title=Obituary | location=London | work=The Times|date=6 December 2008}}</ref> |
'''(Helen) Margaret Moncrieff''' (6 February 1921 – 12 November 2008) was a Scottish [[cellist]] and [[author]] writing under the [[pseudonym]] '''Helen McClelland''' and writing novels in the [[Chalet School]] series.<ref name=to>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5295050.ece|title=Obituary | location=London | work=The Times|date=6 December 2008}}</ref> |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Helen Margaret Moncrieff was born in 1921 in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland, daughter of [[Alexander Moncrieff, Lord Moncrieff]], and Helen, née McClelland Adams, formerly Spens.<ref name="ju90_moncrieff">{{cite web |url=http://www.ju90.co.uk/worlds.htm |title=Bettany Press |publisher=ju90.co.uk |accessdate=12 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="thetimes_moncrieff">{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/margaret-moncrieff-cellist-and-writer-98s58nnmv2f |title=Margaret Moncrieff: cellist and writer |work=The Times|date=6 December 2008 |accessdate=12 May 2019}}(subscription required for full article)</ref> |
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In London, Moncrieff studied the cello at the [[Royal College of Music]] with [[Ivor James]], and then in Paris, with [[Pierre Fournier]].<ref name="ju90_moncrieff"/> She went on to a distinguished career as a soloist, [[chamber musician]], and teacher. |
In London, Moncrieff studied the cello at the [[Royal College of Music]] with [[Ivor James]], and then in Paris, with [[Pierre Fournier]].<ref name="ju90_moncrieff"/> She went on to a distinguished career as a soloist, [[chamber musician]], and teacher. |
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Latest revision as of 04:30, 23 March 2024
Margaret Moncrieff | |
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| Born | Helen Margaret Moncrieff 6 February 1921 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 12 November 2008 (aged 87) |
| Pen name | Helen McClelland |
| Occupation | Cellist, teacher, writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Royal College of Music |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Catriona Kelly |
| Relatives | Alexander Moncrieff, Lord Moncrieff (father) Helen McClelland Adams (mother) |
(Helen) Margaret Moncrieff (6 February 1921 – 12 November 2008) was a Scottish cellist and author writing under the pseudonym Helen McClelland and writing novels in the Chalet School series.[1]
Early life[edit]
Helen Margaret Moncrieff was born in 1921 in Edinburgh, Scotland, daughter of Alexander Moncrieff, Lord Moncrieff, and Helen, née McClelland Adams, formerly Spens.[2][3]
In London, Moncrieff studied the cello at the Royal College of Music with Ivor James, and then in Paris, with Pierre Fournier.[2] She went on to a distinguished career as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher.
Career[edit]
Moncrieff was a professor of cello at the Royal College of Music.[3]
When Moncrieff was in her 60s, she became a writer.[3] In 2003, Moncrieff wrote her memoir.
Personal life[edit]
In 1957, Moncrieff married Alexander Kelly (1929–1996) a pianist, composer, and later head of keyboard studies at the Royal Academy of Music.[4] They had two children: cellist Alison Moncrieff Kelly, and Catriona Kelly, Professor of Russian at New College, Oxford.[1]
Works[edit]
Chalet School[edit]
Montcrieff's entries in the series include:[7]
- Joey and Patricia: A Reunion in Guernsey (2000)
- Visitors to the Chalet School (2004)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Obituary". The Times. London. 6 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Bettany Press". ju90.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Margaret Moncrieff: cellist and writer". The Times. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2019.(subscription required for full article)
- ^ "Obituary: Alexander Kelly". The Independent. 20 November 1996. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Time and Again by Margaret Moncrieff". goodreads.com. 30 September 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Worlds Apart: Memoir of Margaret Moncrieff Kelly by Margaret Moncrieff". goodreads.com. 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ Carina.org, "The Chalet School books"
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- 20th-century Scottish musicians
- 20th-century Scottish women musicians
- 21st-century Scottish memoirists
- 20th-century cellists
- Scottish classical cellists
- Scottish women novelists
- Academics of the Royal College of Music
- Women classical cellists
- Scottish women music educators
- Scottish music educators
- Alumni of the Royal College of Music
- British women memoirists
- Writers from Edinburgh
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