About Frances Tarbox
Lived 1874 – 1959 (aged 84–85). Frances Tarbox was a composer and songwriter.
Frances Tarbox (February 4, 1874 – October 23, 1959) was an American composer and pianist who wrote one opera and several songs. Her name is sometimes seen as Frances Tarbos.
Tarbox was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to Emma and Jasper Billings Tarbox. She studied music in Paris and with Edward MacDowell. She lived in New York City from at least 1910 until her death. performed her best-known song "The Joy of a Rose" frequently in his recitals.
Tarbox's music was published by Carl Fischer. In addition to an opera (title unknown), her compositions included:
Piano
Valse Pavlova
Vocal
"America Stand Forth" (text by Michel Justin; pseud of Julie C. Pruyn)
"Joy of a Rose"(text by A. L. Gruber)
"Relief from the New Deal" (text by Michel Justin; pseud of Julie C. Pruyn)
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American composer and pianist
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