Mildred Barnes Royse
Mildred Barnes Royse (9 February 1896 - 25 February 1986) was an American composer, pianist and teacher. She published music under the names Mildred Barnes and Mildred Royse.[1][2][3]
Royse was born in Illinois to Lulu F. and John A. Barnes.[3] In 1920, she earned a teacher’s diploma at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, then pursued advanced studies at Columbia University. She married Morton W. Royse in 1927 and they had one daughter.[4] Royse studied privately with Walter Piston and Leo Sowerby from 1928 to 1932, then taught piano and theory at the Midtown Music School in New York from 1937 to 1938.[1]
Royse’s music was published by H. W. Gray, Mercury Music Corporation and White Smith & Company.[1][5] Her works included:
Chamber
[edit]- Five Pieces (violin and piano)[1]
- Haitian Suite (woodwinds and percussion)[1]
- Trio (clarinet, viola and piano)[1]
Operetta
[edit]- Gingerbread Man (for children)[1]
- Naughty Ninky (for children)[1]
Orchestra
[edit]- Suite for Strings[1]
Piano
[edit]- Theme and Eight Variations[1]
Vocal
[edit]- Christmas Folk Song (mixed voices; text by Lizette W. Reese)[6]
- Five Historical Songs[1]
- Four Anthems (mixed choir)[1]
- Snowbound Mountains: White Russian Folk Song (SATB with piano)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). p. 603. ISBN 978-0-313-24272-4.
- ^ Wier, Albert E. (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. New York: The Macmillan Company. p. 120.
- ^ a b Royse, Mildred Barnes. "ancestry.com". Ancestry.com.
- ^ Royse, Morton W. (9 October 1992). "Morton W. Royse, 96, Foreign Conflict Expert". New York Times. p. 25.
- ^ a b Music Clubs Magazine. National Federation of Music Clubs. 1965.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1952). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
- ^ Laster, James H. (1996-06-11). Catalogue of Choral Music Arranged in Biblical Order. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1-4617-2664-7.