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Every Natural Fact by Amy Lou Jenkins
Every Natural Fact by Amy Lou Jenkins










Every Natural Fact by Amy Lou Jenkins Every Natural Fact by Amy Lou Jenkins Every Natural Fact by Amy Lou Jenkins

In 1881–82, the fourteen-year-old also studied harmony and counterpoint with Junius W. They were advised there to enroll Amy in a European conservatory, but opted instead for local training, hiring Ernst Perabo and later Carl Baermann (himself a student of Franz Liszt) as piano teachers. In 1875, the Cheney family moved to Chelsea, a suburb just across the Mystic River from Boston. One such recital was reviewed in arts journal The Folio, and multiple agents proposed concert tours for the young pianist, which her parents declined – a decision for which Amy was later grateful. Īmy began formal piano lessons with her mother at age six, and soon gave public recitals of works by Handel, Beethoven, and Chopin, as well as her own pieces. Amy often commanded what music was played in the home, becoming enraged if it did not meet her standards. Her mother sang and played for her, but attempted to prevent the child from playing the family piano herself, believing that to indulge the child's wishes in this respect would damage parental authority. The family struggled to keep up with her musical interests and demands. She could also play music by ear, including four-part hymns. At four, she composed three waltzes for piano during one summer at her grandfather's farm in West Henniker, NH, despite the absence of a piano instead, she composed the pieces mentally and played them when she returned home. She was able to sing forty songs accurately by age one, she was capable of improvising counter-melody by age two, and she taught herself to read at age three. Artistic ability ran in the family: Clara was reputedly an "excellent pianist and singer," while Amy showed every sign of being a child prodigy. Cheney, who co-founded Bates College) and Clara Imogene (Marcy) Cheney. As a pianist, she was acclaimed for concerts she gave featuring her own music in the United States and in Germany.īiography Early years and musical education Īmy Marcy Cheney was born in Henniker, New Hampshire on Septem to Charles Abbott Cheney (nephew of Oren B. She was one of the first American composers to succeed without the benefit of European training, and one of the most respected and acclaimed American composers of her era. Her "Gaelic" Symphony, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1896, was the first symphony composed and published by an American woman.

Every Natural Fact by Amy Lou Jenkins

She was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music. Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (September 5, 1867 – December 27, 1944) was an American composer and pianist.












Every Natural Fact by Amy Lou Jenkins