About Esther Cox Todd
Lived 1895 – 1971 (aged 75–76). Esther Cox Todd was a composer and music educator.
Esther Pauline Cox Todd (March 10, 1895–October 3, 1971) was an American composer, music educator, and organist.
Todd was born in Colfax, Washington, to Horace Mann and Joie Lester Hamer Cox. She married Wesley Sanford Todd on June 29, 1920, and they had one son, Horace.
In 1921, Todd worked as the head of the Lewiston State Normal School music department. After her fellow composer Jeanette Tillett died in 1965, Todd promoted and sold Tillett's compositions.
Todd's works were published in professional journals and by Krinke Music Publications Inc. and Willis Music Co. Her publications included:
Articles
Basic Pieces in the Student's Repertoire (published in The Etude, Feb 1947) Why Not Get Up a Summer Music Play (published in The Etude, Mar 1945)
Musical Theatre
Hudson's Bay Man (with Jean B. Foster)
Orchestra
Western Sketches Frolicsome Friskies (with Harry Krinke) Salty Sails ''Spanish Whim
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American composer and music educator
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Esther Cox Todd was born in 1895.
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Esther Cox Todd died in 1971.
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