Clara Angela Macirone

Clara Angela Macirone

Clara Angela Macirone (20 January 1821 – 1895) was an English pianist and composer who published her music as C. A. Macirone. Born in London, she was the daughter of Italian musicians; her mother was also a pianist and her father was a singer. After completing her studies at the Royal Academy of Music she took a position teaching at the Academy. She died in London in 1895.[1][2]

Works

Selected works include:

  • Suite for piano and violin in E minor
  • By the Waters of Babylon, anthem
  • Jubilate
  • Te Deum
  • Benedictus[3]
  • Footsteps of Angels, choral
  • Come to Me Oh Ye Children (Text: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
  • Fare thee well! and if for ever (Text: George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron)
  • Hesperus (Text: Edwin Arnold after Sappho)
  • The Balaclava Charge (Text: Alfred, Lord Tennyson)
  • There is dew for the flow'ret (Text: Thomas Hood)[4]

References

  1. ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Rupert (1919). Music lovers' encyclopedia: containing a pronouncing and defining.
  3. ↑ Elson, Louis Charles (1912). University musical encyclopedia: Volume 9.
  4. ↑ "Clara Angela Macirone (1821-1915?)". Retrieved 9 January 2011.



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