Annie Fortescue Harrison

Annie Jessie Fortescue Harrison (30 December 1848[1] – 12 February 1944), also known as Annie, Lady Hill and Lady Arthur Hill, was an English composer of songs and piano pieces.[2]

She was born in Calcutta,[3] British India, the daughter of James Fortescue Harrison, MP of Kilmarnock. In 1865, they moved to Crawley Down, Sussex, where her father built a mansion called Down Park.[4] In 1877, she married Lord Arthur Hill, who had been a widower. They had one daughter.

Two of her piano instrumentals are:[5]

  • "The Elfin Waltzes"
  • "Our Favourite Galop"

Two of her operettas are:

  • The Ferry Girl
  • The Lost Husband

Her most popular song was "In the Gloaming" (1877), with lyrics by Meta Orred.[6]

References
  1. India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947
  2. McVicker, Mary F. (2016). Women Opera Composers: Biographies from the 1500s to the 21st Century. McFarland. p. 45. ISBN 9780786495139. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. 1871 England Census
  4. Wojtczak, Helena (2008). Notable Sussex Women: 580 Biographical Sketches. Hastings Press. p. 43. ISBN 9781904109150. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. The Book of World Famous Music, Popular, Classical and Folk (1966) by James Fuld.
  6. Gardner, John R. (19 April 2004). "Harrison, Annie Fortescue". Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.54036.
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