About Helen Francis Hood
Lived 1863 – 1949 (aged 85). Helen Francis Hood was an American composer and music educator.
Helen Francis Hood (28 June 1863 – 22 January 1949) was an American pianist, composer and teacher. She was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and studied music in Boston with Benjamin Johnson Lang, J.C.D. Parker, John Knowles Paine, and George Chadwick. She continued her studies in Berlin with Moritz Moszkowski and Philipp Scharwenka. She was awarded a diploma and medal for her achievements at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois. She died in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Works Hood may have composed the first American trio for piano, violin and cello. The Violet Cornish Lullaby Robin Shepherdess Message of the Rose
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Who was Helen Francis Hood?
Pianist and composer (1863–1949)
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Helen Francis Hood was born on 28 June 1863 in Chelsea.
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Helen Francis Hood died on 22 January 1949 in Brookline.
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Helen Francis Hood was a composer and music educator.
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