Margaret Ruthven Lang
Margaret Ruthven Lang (born November 27, 1867 in Boston , † May 29, 1972 in Boston ) was an American composer .
The daughter of Benjamin Johnson Lang studied violin with Ludwig Abel and Viktor Gluth in Munich as well as composition with John Knowles Paine , George Chadwick and James Cutler Dunn Parker . She lived as a music teacher and freelance composer in Boston.
Her Dramatic Overture was premiered in 1893 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Arthur Nikisch and is considered the first orchestral work by a woman to be played by a professional US symphony orchestra. Lang became best known for her piano works and over two hundred songs - one of the most popular was Irish Love Song , a song that was recorded on record by singers known at the time such as Ernestine Schumann-Heink and Alma Gluck . In addition to three overtures , she also composed a cantata , choral works, a string quartet and works for violin. In 1919 she gave up composing to devote herself to caring for her mother.
literature
- Adrienne Fried Block: Lang, Margaret Ruthven. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Web links
- Website about the composer
Remarks
- ^ New Grove, Library of Congress, American National Biography, Bibliothèque Nationale de France and MGG give May 30, 1972 as the date of death
Individual evidence
- ^ Information on the composer's website
- ↑ a b Laurie Blunsom: Margaret Ruthven Lang - Boston's Other Famous Woman Composer. In: Revelations. 2001, accessed September 19, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lang, Margaret Ruthven |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1972 |
| Place of death | Boston |