Eva Ruth Spalding

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Eva Ruth Spalding (December 19, 1883 - March 1969) was a British composer who wrote string quartets and piano music,[1] and set texts by many poets to music.[2]

Spalding was born in Blackheath, Kent, to Henry Spalding and his second wife Ellen. She was the youngest of eight children, with four half-siblings and three full siblings. Henry Spalding was a paper merchant.[1]

Spalding studied at the Royal Academy of Music, where she passed the violin teacher exam in 1904.[3] She also studied with Leopold Auer at the St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia.[4] After returning to England, she taught piano and violin privately and at Bradfield College.[5]

Spalding set texts by the following poets to music: Léon Bazalgette, William Blake, Phineas Fletcher, Paul Fort, Fernand Gregh, George Herbert, Ioannes Papadiamantopoulos (as Jean Moréas), Edmund Spenser, Charles van Lerberghe, Clara Walsh, and Walt Whitman.[5][6][7][8][9]

Spalding’s music was published by Maurice Senart.[1] In addition to songs, her compositions included:

Piano[]

  • Etude for the Left Hand[10]

Strings[]

  • Poeme (violin and piano)[11]  
  • String Quartet No. 1[1]
  • String Quartet No. 2[1]
  • String Quartet No. 3[1]
  • String Quartet No. 4[1]
  • String Quartet No. 5[1]
  • Violin Sonata No. 1[1]
  • Violin Sonata No. 2[12]
  • Violin Sonata No. 3[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Eva Ruth Spalding 1882-1969". www.unsungcomposers.com. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  2. ^ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-8498-4. OCLC 6815939.
  3. ^ The Musical Times. Novello. 1904.
  4. ^ Hill, Ralph (1946). The Penguin Music Magazine. Penguin Books.
  5. ^ a b Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN 978-0-9617485-1-7.
  6. ^ "Eva Ruth Spalding (1882 - 1969) - Vocal Texts and Translations at the LiederNet Archive". www.lieder.net. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  7. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1958). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
  8. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1925.
  9. ^ Whitman, Walt (1938). Complete Poetry & Selected Prose and Letters. Nonesuch Press.
  10. ^ Patterson, Donald L. (1999). One Handed: A Guide to Piano Music for One Hand. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-31179-6.
  11. ^ Centre, British Music Information (1972). Instrumental Solos and Duos by Living British Composers. British Music Information Centre.
  12. ^ a b "Margaret Kitchin: Concert pianist and champion of modern British". The Independent. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
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