Susan Codd Trew (born 1853)[1] was an English[2] composer,[3] pianist, and teacher[4] who is best remembered today for her Sonata for Violin and Piano.[5][6]
Trew studied at the London Academy of Music, where she was awarded a gold medal.[7] She married organist and composer Charles Abraham Trew[8] in 1880. In 1882 they had a son, Arthur Charles Trew, who also became a composer.[9]
Trew's music was published by E. Ashdown, Boosey & Co., Landy & Co., and Schott Music. Some of it is available at the British Library.[10] Her works include:
Violin and Piano
- Allegretto Grazioso[9]
- Barcarolle[10]
- Bluette[10]
- Cavatina[10]
- Lullaby[10]
- Melody[10]
- Romance[10]
- Sonata[11][12]
- Two Morceaux Faciles[10]
- Valse Mignonne[10]
Voice
- "Shadow Town" (text by L.D. Rice)[13]
References
- ^ Roberge, Marc-André. "Sorabji Resource Site: Biographical Notes". roberge.mus.ulaval.ca. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
- ^ Brown, James Duff; Stratton, Stephen Samuel (1897). British Musical Biography: A Dictionary of Musical Artists, Authors, and Composers Born in Britain and Its Colonies. S.S. Stratton.
- ^ Pedigo, Alan (1995). International Encyclopedia of Violin-keyboard Sonatas and Composer Biographies. Arriaga Publications. ISBN 978-0-9606356-2-7.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Concerts, Intelligence, &c". The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular. 34 (606): 476–487. 1893. JSTOR 3364217 – via JSTOR.
- ^ The Musical World. J. Alfredo Novello. 1878.
- ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
- ^ a b "Charles Abraham Trew 1854-1929". www.unsungcomposers.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Explore the British Library Search - Susan Trew". explore.bl.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Musical News. 1893.
- ^ The Strad. Orpheus. 1894.
- ^ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women Composers: A Checklist of Works for the Solo Voice. G.K. Hall. ISBN 978-0-8161-8498-9.
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