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Christabel Baxendale
Ten-year old Christabel Baxendale (left) and her older sister Kathleen, taken in 1896.
Born1886
NationalityGreat Britain
Occupation(s)Composer, Violinist

Christabel Baxendale (1886–after 1953?[1]) was an English violinist and composer "of considerable talent."[2][3] 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.[4][5][6]

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

References

  1. ^ Baxendale on ancestry.co.uk
  2. ^ The Musical times and singing-class circular. JSTOR (Organization). 1911.
  3. ^ "London Concerts". The Musical Times. 58 (887): 33–35. 1917. ISSN 0027-4666. JSTOR 909503.
  4. ^ The musical times. JSTOR. 1917.
  5. ^ "Music in the Provinces". The Musical Times. 52 (818): 257–265. 1911. ISSN 0027-4666. JSTOR 906246.
  6. ^ Kalisch, Alfred (1921). "London Concerts". The Musical Times. 62 (935): 27–30. ISSN 0027-4666. JSTOR 909157.


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