Louise_Siddall

Louise Siddall

Louise Siddall

American composer


Louise Siddall (27 January 1879 - 8 December 1935)[1] was an American composer,[2] organist, and music educator.[3]

Siddall was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina,[3] to Ellen and Henry A. Siddall.[4] Her father was a member of the North Carolina 26th Regimental Band during the Civil War.[5] Her family attended a Moravian church. Siddall studied music at Salem College[6] and voice with the Baroness Katharine Evans von Klenner.[7]

Siddall taught at Salem College[8] and later chaired the music department at Winthrop College.[9] She was president of the St. Cecelia Choral Club in 1929,[10] and president of the Afternoon Music Club in 1931.[11] She died in a car accident[9] in Sumter, South Carolina, in 1935.[12]

Siddall’s music was published by Theodore Presser Co.[13] Her works include:

Organ

Vocal


References

  1. "Biographical Dictionary of the Organ | Louise Siddall". www.organ-biography.info. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  2. Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
  3. Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN 978-0-9617485-2-4.
  4. "Louise Siddall". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  5. The Watchman and Southron. Sumter, South Carolina. 16 February 1918. p. 7. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Owen, Mary Barrow (1941). Old Salem: North Carolina. Lithographed by Winston printing Company.
  7. Musical America. Music Publications, Limited. 1916.
  8. The Charlotte Observer. 8 December 1935. p. 10. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. The World Musical and Theatrical Guide. World musical and theatrical guide. 1929.
  10. 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.
  11. The Etude. T. Presser. 1919.
  12. Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1919). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical Compositions. Part 3. Library of Congress.
  13. Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1929). Catalog of Copyright Entries. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  14. Presser, Theodore (1922). Etude: the music magazine. Presser.

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