Helen Glatz
Helen Sinclair Glatz née Hunter (13 March 1908–15 June 1996) was an English composer.
Life
Helen Sinclair Hunter was born in the South Shields, Durham, England. She studied music under Dr. William Gillies Whittaker at Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She was the first women from northern England to win an open scholarship for composition to the Royal College of Music, where she studied under Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gordon Jacob. During a composition scholarship in 1933, Glatz traveled to Vienna, Italy, and Budapest, where she studied under Zoltán Kodály.[1]
Glatz was a Cobbett prize winner.
Hunter married linguist Wolf Glatz in Hungary and remained during World War II until he could secure passage out of the country. The couple settled in South Devon in 1949, where Helen Glatz took a teaching position at St. Timothy's School in Dawlish. She also taught at Dartington College of Arts in Totnes, and worked as a rehearsal pianist for ballets. She had one son, and died in Totnes, Devon.[2] [3]
Works
Helen Glatz composed chamber and brass ensemble music, solo pieces and theatre music. Selected works include:[4]
| Title | Date | Instrumentation |
|---|---|---|
| Concertino | 1948 | Flute and string orchestra |
| Dance rhapsody | 1967 | Harp and orchestra |
| Scherzo and trio | 1932 | Orchestra |
| Suite of children's pieces | 1952 | Piano |
| Suite of Hungarian folk songs | 1964 | Brass septet |
| Prelude and scherzo | 1958 | Flute |
| Two Latin poems | 1962 | Women's choir and 2 flutes |
| Three songs on cats | 1962 | Soprano and clarinet |
| Hall sands | 1971 | Narrator, taped voice, spoken and sung choir, percussion and wind instruments |
| Two carols | 1956 | Women's choir, flute, and viola |
References
- ^ I., Cohen, Aaron (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (2nd edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York: Books & Music (USA), Inc. ISBN 0961748524. OCLC 16714846.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Petteys, Chris (1985). Dictionary of women artists: an international dictionary of women artists.
- ^ Thompson, Kevin (10 July 1996). "Obituary: Helen Glatz". The Independent. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ I., Cohen, Aaron (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (2nd edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York: Books & Music (USA), Inc. ISBN 0961748524. OCLC 16714846.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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