Shena Fraser
Shena Eleanor Fraser (born 26 May 1910, d. 1993) was a Scottish composer who also composed under the pseudonym Sebastian Scott.[1] She was born in Stirling, Scotland, and studied piano performance with Henry Wilson, and composition with Herbert Howells at the Royal College of Music in London.[2]
Works
Selected works include:
- Carillon, song cycle
- Full Fathom Five, song cycle
- Ring of Jewels, song cycle
- Two Unison Songs, song cycle
- A lake and a fairy boat (Text: Thomas Hood)
- Before the paling of the stars (in Carillon) (Text: Christina Georgina Rossetti)
- It is the evening hour (Text: John Clare)
- Margaret has a milking-pail (in Two Unison Songs) (Text: Christina Georgina Rossetti)
- My Boy John (in Full Fathom Five) (Text: Sydney Thompson Dobell)
- On a winter's night long time ago (in Carillon) (Text: Hilaire Belloc)
- Red poppies (Text: William Sharp)
- Hornpipe and Jig for two pianos
- Requiem (Text: Robert Louis Stevenson) ITA GER
- Sing me a song (Text: Christina Georgina Rossetti)
- The ferryman (Text: Christina Georgina Rossetti)
- To sea (in Full Fathom Five) (Text: Thomas Lovell Beddoes)
- Ferry me across the water as Sebastian Scott (Text: Christina Georgina Rossetti) [3]
References
- ^ Gibson, Lorna (2008). Beyond Jerusalem:Music in the Women's Institute, 1919-1969 (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ "Composer: Shena Eleanor Fraser (1910-1993)". Retrieved 10 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
External links
- [1] Youtube video of Hornpipe and Jig for two pianos
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