Jane Abbott (composer)

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Jane Elizabeth Bingham Abbott (born Jane Bingham, also Jennie Abbott; born March 19, 1851 in Charlotteville, Vermont , United States, † March 21, 1934 in Chicago , Illinois , United States ) was an American singer, pianist and composer .

Life

Jane Abbott was the daughter of Reverend Joel Smith Bingham (1815-1894) and Jane Robbins (1815-1898). Her grandfather was General Rufus Putnam. She lived in Boston with her parents around 1870 . On March 25, 1879, she married Charles Fuller Abbott (1847-1900) in Dubuque . Her sons Samuel Bingham Abbott (1881-1893) and Julian Fuller Abbott (1887-1893) died in April 1893 of diphtheria . Other children were the doctor Donald Putnam Abbott (1884-1936) and the university librarian Ruth Abbott (1880-1933). She later lived in Chicago with her family.

Works (selection)

Front cover of Just for Today

Jane Bingham Abbott published several songs. Her best-known was Just for today, which became the standard repertoire of sacred concerts throughout her life. It has been performed and recorded many times in the United States.

  • Just for today , text: Sibyl F.Partridge, 1893 edition for alto and piano in F orchestral version recorded on the Victor label on May 19, 1914 with Christine Miller, on September 11, 1916 with Elsie Baker , on June 1, 1921 with Louise Homer. Further versions with piano accompaniment and a version with organ and violin were recorded with Beecher C. Burton, JL Selby and A. Stewart Holt.
  • Sigh no more ladies, 1896
  • True love hath my heart, 1896
  • Adventures of two little girls, a story musically depicted in sketches for piano
  • Christmas , Carol Anthem , for soprano solo and girls' voices
  • Lullaby, text: Alfred Bryan, 1899
  • Whom unseen we love , text: Ray Palmer, 1898
  • Alone with God , published by Clayton F. Summy in Chicago, 1903
  • Lovely day , text: Rosalie M. Cody, 1917
  • Think of today , text: Herbert B. Thomas, published by Clayton F. Summy in Chicago, 1909
  • Mater dolorosa , text: William Barnes, 1926
  • I walk with god today

literature

  • Abbott (Bingham Abott), Jane. In: Aaron I. Cohen: International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. RR Bowker Company. New York / London, 1981 ISBN 0-8352-1288-2 p. 1 (English)

Web links

Digital copies

  1. ↑ Just for today as a digitized version at HathiTrust
  2. ↑ Alone with God as digitized version at IMSLP
  3. ↑ Think of today as a digitized version at IMSLP

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jane Abbott, Composer, dies . In: St. Louis Post Dispatch . St. Louis February 21, 1934, p. 19 (English, newspapers.com ).
  2. ↑ 22 Feb 1934, 4 - Hartford Courant at Newspapers.com . In: Newspapers.com . ( newspapers.com [accessed July 29, 2018]).
  3. ↑ 19 Apr 1893, 6 - Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com . In: Newspapers.com . ( newspapers.com [accessed July 29, 2018]).
  4. ↑ 26 Apr 1893, 6 - Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com . In: Newspapers.com . ( newspapers.com [accessed July 30, 2018]).
  5. Jump up ↑ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Molding the Thought of the Present Time . University Microfilms, 1967 ( google.de [accessed July 30, 2018]).
  6. ^ Edition for soprano and piano in AsUnited States Copyright Office: Catalog of Copyright Entries 1933 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 28 Pt 3 . US Govt. Print. Off., 1933 ( archive.org [accessed July 30, 2018]).
  7. ^ Theodore Presser Company: Volume 20, Number 02 (February 1902) . February 1, 1902 ( archive.org [accessed July 29, 2018]).
  8. ^ Theodore Presser Company: Volume 23, Number 12 (December 1905) . December 1, 1905 ( archive.org [accessed July 29, 2018]).
  9. ↑ United States Copyright Office: Catalog of Title Entries of Books Etc. July 6-Sept 28 Third Quarter 1899 vol 20 . US Govt. Print. Off., 1899 ( archive.org [accessed July 29, 2018]).
  10. ↑ United States Copyright Office: Catalog of Title Entries of Books Etc. July 13-Oct 5 Third Quarter 1898 vol 16 . US Govt. Print. Off., 1898 ( archive.org [accessed July 29, 2018]).
  11. ↑ United States Copyright Office: Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1917 Music First Half of 1917 New Series Vol 12 Part 1 . US Govt. Print. Off., 1917 ( archive.org [accessed July 29, 2018]).
  12. ↑ United States Copyright Office: Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1909 Musical Compositions Jan-Dec New Series Vol 4 Part 3 . US Govt. Print. Off., 1909 ( archive.org [accessed July 30, 2018]).
  13. ↑ United States Copyright Office: Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1926 Music For the Year 1926 New Series Vol 21 Part 3 . US Govt. Print. Off., 1926 ( archive.org [accessed July 30, 2018]).
  14. ↑ Church soloists favorites: 18 sacred songs. 1963, accessed July 30, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Aaron I. Cohen: Abbott (Bingham Abott), Jane. In: International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. RR Bowker Company, New York / London 1981, ISBN 0-8352-1288-2 , pp. 1 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Abbott, Jane
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abbott, Jane Elizabeth Bingham Abbott (full name); Bingham, Jane (maiden name); Abbott, Jennie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer, pianist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Charlotteville, Vermont , United States
DATE OF DEATH March 21, 1934
Place of death Chicago , Illinois , United States