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Amy Beach

Amy Beach

American composer and pianist
Amy Marcy Cheney Beach was an American composer and pianist. She was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music. Her "Gaelic" Symphony, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1896, was the first symphony composed... Wikipedia
Born: September 5, 1867, Henniker, NH
Died: December 27, 1944 (age 77 years), New York, NY
Genres: Classical and New Age
Spouse: Henry Harris Aubrey Beach (m. 1885)
Instruments: Piano
Compositions
Gaelic Symphony
Piano Concerto
Cabildo
Mass in E-flat
The Rainy Day
Canticle of the Sun
Prelude on an Old Folk Tune
Four Sketches, op. 15
Romance for Violin and Piano, op. 23
Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, op. 80
Dreaming, op. 15 no. 3
By the Still Waters, op. 114
Bal Masque, op. 22
Symphony in E minor, op. 32 "Gaelic": I. Allegro con fuoco
Ecstasy, op. 19 no. 2
String Quartet, op. 89
Pastorale for Woodwind Quintet, op. 151
Ah, Love, but a Day!, op. 44 no. 2
Piano Trio, op. 150: III. Allegro con brio
3 Pieces, op. 40: Berceuse
Chanson d’amour, op. 21 no. 1
In Autumn, op. 15 no. 1
4 Songs, op. 51: No. 1. Ich sagete nicht
Summer Dreams, op. 47: No. 2. Robin Redbreast
Fire-flies, op. 15 no. 4
The Wandering Knight, 4 Songs, op. 29 no. 2
Summer Dreams, op. 47: No. 4. Katy-dids
The Candy Lion, op. 75 no. 1
Suite for Two Pianos Founded upon Old Irish Melodies, op. 104: I. Prelude
Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, op. 45: III. Largo
Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, op. 80: Variation III. Andantino con morbidezza (quasi valzer lento)
Within Thy Heart, op. 29 no. 1
Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, op. 80: Variation IV. Presto leggiero
Empress of Night, op. 2 no. 3
Violin Sonata in A minor, op. 34: III. Largo con dolore
Nähe des Geliebten, op. 35 no. 3
Violin Sonata in A minor, op. 34: I. Allegro moderato
Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, op. 45: II. Scherzo: Vivace (Perpetuum mobile)
Hermit Thrush at Morn, op. 92 no. 2
Though I Take the Wings of Morning, op. 152
3 Piano Pieces, op. 128: No. 1. Scherzino: A Peterborough Chipmunk
Go Not Too Far, op. 56 no. 2
Violin Sonata in A minor, op. 34: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
Three Shakespeare Songs, op. 37: III. Fairy Lullaby
Variations on Balkan Themes, op. 60d
Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, op. 80: Variation I. L'istesso tempo
Anita, 3 Songs, op. 41 no. 1
A Mirage, op. 100 no. 1
Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, op. 80: Variation VI. Allegro giocoso
Le secret, op. 14 no. 2
Prelude and Fugue, op.81