Christabel Baxendale
Florence Christabel Baxendale (28 December 1886 – 1977) was an English violinist and composer "of considerable talent". She was active in the early 1900s until at least 1921 and gave concerts in the London area, sometimes with her older sister, Kathleen Baxendale, who was a soprano opera singer. Baxendale was born 28 December 1886.
Also recorded as Florence Christabel Baxendale
Christabel Baxendale
- Name
- Christabel Baxendale
- Birth Name
- Florence Christabel Baxendale
- Born
- 28 December 1886
- Birthplace
- Limerick, Ireland
- Died
- 1977
- Place of death
- Bournemouth, England
- Occupation
- Composer, Violinist
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Languages
- English
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Florence Christabel Baxendale (28 December 1886 – 1977) was an English violinist and composer "of considerable talent". She was active in the early 1900s until at least 1921 and gave concerts in the London area, sometimes with her older sister, Kathleen Baxendale, who was a soprano opera singer. Baxendale was born 28 December 1886.
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Biography
Biography
In 1939, she was a music teacher in Uckfield, Sussex. Baxendale died in 1977 in Bournemouth, aged 90.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Christabel Baxendale • Birth Name — Florence Christabel Baxendale • Born — 28 December 1886 • Birthplace — Limerick, Ireland • Died — 1977 • Place of death — Bournemouth, England • Occupation — Composer, Violinist
Works
Works
Baxendale composed mostly popular songs. Selected works include: • That Merry, Merry May (setting of a poem by Gerald Massey) • Plaintive Melody for violin or viola and piano (1951) • Two little Eyes of blue • You Came To Me
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Life and career
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1886
Christabel Baxendale born at Limerick.
1953
Christabel Baxendale died at Bournemouth.
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