The newspaper., 1907-11-08
Women Musical Composers.
BY MRS. FANNIE OLIVER.

MRS FANNIE OLIVER.
In all languages, far as know, music is OF the
feminine gender
A Berlin Journalist wrote not long ago that there
were in Germany twenty good women singers to
good male singer and as singers too, they have won
the first place.
1t is uLdenable that Students critics and listeners
they rulers In the world of music.
The question arises going to extend their
conquest over the whole domain of,music?
know of no volinist superior to our Maud Powell
and If Fanny Bloomfield Zeiser is not quite Pader
ewski, she most other men pianist close race.
AS writers of music, women also fast gaining
the men.
give special mention(t this afternoon) to only
few OF perhaps the more prominent women song
writer's of the day.
France has given to the world many female COM
posers, them living there today. whose reputa
tions than national.
Augusta Holmes was born in Paris, Dec. 1G 1917.
Her parents did wish her to devote herself to
music but after time their objections overcome
and she appeared a child wonder in parlors and
concerts. Her two first works published before she
fourteen the only ones in which the text
not her She said 81 have no musical ideas
less write the poem, for when write the poem 1
hear the music which afterward set to It, and again
sing and the words simultaneously place themselves
my themes" She studied with Henri Leambert,
organst Of Versailles Cathedral, was a regular at
tendant at all concerts operas, etc, and was
full listener. She wrote symphonies, operas, lyric
DRAMA and any number OF smaller things. songs ETC.,
winning several prizes from the city OF Paris in
petition.
Cecil Chamminade born at Paris in 1861 and
has lived in the city ever since 1t is said
that Chamminade's ancestry seafaring people,
but very early her taste for music developed
itself. The piano her favorite paything and be-
fore she could read write she tried to by
the thoughts that sang in her childish soul. Her
parents, when convinced of her marked musical abl
ty allowed her to follow her bent but insisted that
her general studies should not be neglected for music,
SO, from fourteen twenty she led busy life After
this she buried herself in her in convent, and
put into her music the longings of tenderness and
compassion which in the hearts of all women,
also the charm and vivacty OF her mind hence her
Success She is recognized the world over dis
tinguished composer. She has visited this
country but has appeared in many foreign cities
piano virtuoso Although she mas composed larger
works ''in the larger forms" She Is best known to
by her piano pieces and her songs
In beautiful residence ON commonwealth Avenue,
in Boston, dwels the greatest living composer
of America, aud perhaps OF he world Americ3i has
brought forth n greater proportion OF female COM
posers than European res and ii IL to be noted
that Mrs. Beach received all her musical education In
her native country. Amy Cheney born in lttie
town in New HamIIshirc Sept.-5th 1861 She came OF
purest American lineage. being DESCENDED from old
Colonial family At four yenr- Of age she allowed
to the piano. Composition irgnn at once. and
some Of her early efforts -till Remembered At six
years Of age her mother lsn To gife her regular les
the piano. three tiuCs week. Her progress
was remarkably rapid. At eight years of age the
''rusea prodigy r.Inoved TO Boston. aud her
musical studies clrried with the utmost thorough
ness The Intention WINS to complete her stulies la
Europe, and become concert vrtnOsp. for her pinO
playing could fail become much above theHvrr-
age This plan was changed however when. few
years later the bride o u celebrated phv--
cian DR.. H. II. a. Beach. The mnrrage 10y means