Mary Anne A'Becket

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Mary Anne A'Becket

Mary Anne a'becket (also Mrs. GA A'Beckett and Mrs. Gilbert A'Beckett born when Florence Mary Anne Glossop ; * 1817 in London , † 11. December 1863 in London) was an English composer .

Life

Mary Anne A'Becket was the eldest daughter of the theater director Joseph Glossops, a friend of George IV. In the 1820s, he had been the impressario at La Scala in Milan. Her mother was Glossop's first wife, the singer Elisabeth Fearon (Féron). On January 21, 1835, she married Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett (1811-1856), a magistrate , humorous writer, playwright and journalist. They had four children together, the two sons Gilbert Arthur A'Beckett (1837-1891) and the writer Arthur William A'Beckett as well as two daughters.

Works (selection)

Stage works

  • Agnes Sorrel . An Operatic Farce , also Grand Opéra . Libretto: Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett. The work is based on the story of Agnès Sorel . First performance: December 16, 1835 at St James's Theater, London. It was the first production performed at John Braham's St James's Theater. 1836 published by Mori & Levenu in London.
  • Wanted a brigand, or, A visit from Fra-Diavolo,; Musical Burletta, incidental music for the play of the same name by her husband Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett. First performed at St. James Thetare in December 1837.
  • Little Red Riding Hood, Fairy Opera. The work premiered at the Surrey Gardens Theater in London on August 8, 1842. In February 1842 the work was on the program in the Princess's Theater.
  • The Young Pretender , incidental music for the work of the same name by Mark Lemon , 1846. Three songs of the opera were published.

Piano works

She composed two waltzes for piano.

  • Casino Waltz. Published in The Music Book, Part IV, 1847

Songs and vocal music

Her songs and ballads were published by renowned London music publishers from 1840 to 1859. She composed so-called drawing room songs

  • Farewell dear scenes
  • Wherefore, maiden, art thou strayin
  • 'Tis not the sparkling diadem
  • Forget me not. Text: George E. Hudson, 1846
  • My Nina fair, arise Text: William Gilbert, 1846
  • Dear scenes of happier hours. Text: Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett, 1846
  • Take back the gift . Text: Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett, 1846
  • Dear Italy . Text: Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett, 1846
  • My home must be where'er thou art . Text: Mark Lemon . Published in The Music Book , Part I.
  • Love me, if I live. Published in The Music Book , Part II
  • A maiden from her lovel bower , from The young Pretender. Published in The Music Book Part III
  • Lightly won is lightly held, duet. Published in The Music Book, Part IV, 1847

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g John R. Gardner: A'Beckett, Mary Anne. In: https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/ . Oxford University Press, April 19, 2004, accessed June 14, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Silke Wenzel: Mary Anne A'Beckett. In: https://mugi.hfmt-hamburg.de/ . Hamburg University of Music and Theater, April 18, 2013, accessed on June 14, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b Karl-Josef Kutsch, Leo Riemens: de Méric, Marie Joséphine . In: Large song dictionary . tape 4 . Walter de Gruyter, 2012, ISBN 978-3-598-44088-5 , p. 1094 ( google.de [accessed June 14, 2020]).
  4. ↑ Surrey Theater . In: The Morning Post . London August 9, 1842, p. 5 (English, newspapers.com ).
  5. ↑ Princess's . In: The Era . London February 12, 1843, p. 6 (English, newspapers.com ).
  6. ^ Charles Ollivier: New Musical Publications . In: Daily News . London February 26, 1846, p. 3 (English, newspapers.com ).
personal data
SURNAME A'Becket, Mary Anne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES A'Beckett, Mrs. GA; A'Beckett, Mrs. Gilbert; Glossop, Florence Mary Anne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH December 11, 1863
Place of death London