About Ellen Riley Wright
Lived 1859 – 1904 (aged 44). Ellen Riley Wright was a British composer.
Ellen Riley Wright (24 December 1859 – 3 August 1904) was an English composer of music for popular songs.
Biography Ellen Riley was born in London, the daughter of American engineer George Riley, and married an attorney. She began to compose with no instruction and published her first songs in 1891. Encouraged by her success, she studied harmony with Henry Gadsby and orchestration with Francis William Davenport and expanded her career as a composer.
Works Her compositions include:
"Lovesight" (Text: Dante Gabriel Rossetti) "Morgens send' ich dir die Veilchen" (Text: Heinrich Heine) "Violets" (Text: Julian Fane after Heinrich Heine) "She Walks in Beauty" "Queen of My Days" "Had I but Known" "Love's Entreaty" "The Dawn of Life," with orchestral accompaniment
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Who was Ellen Riley Wright?
composer
When was Ellen Riley Wright born?
Ellen Riley Wright was born on 24 December 1859 in London.
When did Ellen Riley Wright die?
Ellen Riley Wright died on 3 August 1904.
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Ellen Riley Wright was a composer.
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Ellen Riley Wright was British.
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