Ethel R. Harraden

Ethel Rosalie Harraden (Mrs. Frank Glover) (b. 1857 d. 1917) was an English pianist, composer and music critic. She was born in Islington, Middlesex, England, in 1857,^[1] the daughter of Samuel Harraden, a London/Calcutta agent, and studied at the Royal Academy of Music. After completing her studies, she worked as a pianist and composer. She married Frank Glover and settled in Leamington Spa. Harraden became interested in composing for the stage, sometimes collaborating with her brother Herbert Harraden.^[2] She reviewed for the Leamington Spa Courier, a newspaper owned by her husband.^[3] She died in 1917 at age sixty at Leamington Spa, England.^[4]

Works

Harraden composed mostly ballads and stage music. Selected works include:

• Two Melodies
• I go to prove my soul (Text: Robert Browning) (c. 1884)
• The rainy day (Text: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
• Pearl, cantata
• His Last Chance, operetta (1890)
• The Lady in Pink, operetta (1891)
• The Taboo, opera fantastie (1895)^[5]

References

1. "Ethel R. HARRADEN". Retrieved 19 December 2010.
2. Scowcroft, Philip L. Philip's book 'British Light Music Composers'. ISBN 0-903413-88-4. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
3. Facts, Rumors and Remarks. The Musical Times. 1 June 1893. JSTOR 3363272.
4. Obit. The Musical Times. 1 February 1917. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
5. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 4 October 2010.

External links

• Free scores by Ethel R. Harraden at the International Music Score Library Project