Romantic · English
Ethel Smyth
1858 to 1944
English Romantic
Repertoire in dialogue
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An English composer and campaigner for women’s suffrage, Dame Ethel Smyth wrote operas including The Wreckers, a Mass in D and the suffragette anthem The March of the Women; she was the first woman composer to be made a Dame. Her small organ output comprises chorale preludes written in 1882-1884 and published in 1913, and a Prelude on a Traditional Irish Air (1938).
The repertoire
Works in the project’s repertoire
2 works, 1 of them available to listen to.
Repertoire in dialogue
Flagship work
Short Chorale Preludes (cinq préludes de choral)
Chorale
Intimate piece, well served by the expressive Résonance manual
Prelude on a Traditional Irish Air
Prelude
Keyboard compass; expression via the Résonance manual
This classification reflects the place of these repertoires within the artistic and educational orientations of the project. It does not constitute a technical indication regarding the design of the instrument.
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