About Ethel R. Harraden
Lived 1857 – 1917 (aged 59–60). Ethel R. Harraden was a British composer, music critic and singer.
Ethel Rosalie Glover (; 1857–1917) was an English pianist, composer and music critic.
Life Ethel Rosalie Harraden was born in Islington, Middlesex, England, in 1857, the daughter of Rosalie and Samuel Harraden, a London/Calcutta agent, and studied at the Royal Academy of Music. After completing her studies, she worked as a pianist and composer. She married Frank Glover and settled in Leamington Spa. Harraden became interested in composing for the stage, sometimes collaborating with her brother Herbert Harraden. She reviewed for the Leamington Spa Courier, a newspaper owned by her husband.
Ethel was the third of six children, including her youngest sister Beatrice Harraden (born in 1864), who became a novelist known for "Ships that Pass in the Night."
Grandchildren: Norah Rigby Childs nee Glover
She died on 5 January 1917 at Leamington Spa.
Works Harraden composed mostly ballads and stage music. Her works include:
Two Melodies Tristesse for Cello and Piano (1886, Schott Music) Ethel Harraden: approx. 8 years old (1865)I go to prove my soul (Text: Robert Browning) (c. 1884) The Rainy Day (Text: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) Pearl, cantata His Last Chance, operetta (1890) The Lady in Pink, operetta (1891) The Taboo, opera fantastie (1895)
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Who was Ethel R. Harraden?
Pianist and composer
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Ethel R. Harraden was born in 1857 in Islington.
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Ethel R. Harraden died in 1917 in Leamington Spa.
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Ethel R. Harraden was a composer, music critic and singer.
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Ethel R. Harraden was British.
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