Blanche Ray Alden
Blanche Ray Alden (July 5, 1870Based on the year of birth (1870), the location of birth (Springfield, Massachusetts), and the usage of Dutton as a part of pseudonym's surname, this ancestral record entails that her accurate date of birth is July 5, 1870. – November 14, 1934) was an American pianist and composer, who published under the pseudonym Theodora Dutton. Her short piano piece, Christmas Day Secrets, is the only work in the Suzuki Piano Repertoire attributed to a female composer.
Also recorded as Theodora Dutton
Blanche Ray Alden
- Born
- 1870
- Died
- 1934
- Occupation
- pianist · composer
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Born in 1870, died in 1934.
Blanche Ray Alden (1870–1934) was a pianist and composer.
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- 1.University of Illinois Press. Over Here, Over There: Transatlantic Conversations on the Music of World War I. 2019-10-24. 978-0252051562.
- 2.Musical America. Portraits Of The World's Best-Known Musicians, An Alphabetical Collection Of Notable Musical Personalities Of The World Covering The Entire History Of Music. 39. 1946.
- 3.Woodbridge Dwight, Benjamin. The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass Vol. 2. Albany, NY. 1279. 1871.
- 4.Obituary > Theodora Dutton. Musical America. 1934-12-10.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Suzuki, Dr. Shinichi. (1995). Suzuki Piano School Volume 1, Revised edition. Alfred Publishing Company.
- Ccm :: Alden, Blanche Ray Alden - Dutton, Theodora Dutton at composers-classical-music.com
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