Eliza Woods

Eliza McCalmont Woods[1] (November 28, 1872 – February 9, 1961)[2] was an American composer, pianist,[3] and recipient of the Peabody Diploma for Distinguished Musicianship.[4]

Career

A life-long resident of Baltimore, Maryland, Woods began studying at the Peabody Conservatory in 1886 with Asger Hamerik, Harold Randolph, Henry A. Allen, Adam Itzel Jr, and Philip L. Kahmer. She also studied with Ernest Hutcheson, who taught piano at the Juilliard School. Woods was one of the youngest students, and only the twelfth person, to receive the Peabody Diploma for Distinguished Musicianship in 1894. After her graduation, she taught piano at the Peabody Preparatory School until 1909, when she joined the Peabody Conservatory faculty. Woods retired as a full time teacher in 1943, but continued as an examiner and substitute at the Preparatory School for many years.[5]

Works

Her compositions include:

Chamber music

  • Piano sonata
  • String quartet
  • "Way Down Upon the Sewanee River – Theme & Variations" (piano)[6]

Musical theatre

  • "Fairy Rose" (text by Virginia Woods Mackall; for children)[7]
  • "Runaway Song" (text by Virginia Woods Mackall; for children)[4]

Orchestra

  • Grand Opera Finale
  • Overture

Vocal

  • Songs
  • Fugue for Two Choirs
  • "The Sun and I" (text by Lucy Janney Miller)

References

  1. ^ Stewart-Green, Miriam. (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Massachusetts: G. K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-8498-4. OCLC 6815939.
  2. ^ "Proquest Historical Newspapers". The Baltimore Sun. 10 February 1961.
  3. ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b Music News. Charles E. Watt. 1922.
  5. ^ "Proquest Historical Newspapers". The Sun. 10 May 1895.
  6. ^ Music: A Monthly Magazine, Devoted to the Art, Science, Technic and Literature of Music. W. S. B. Mathews. 1896.
  7. ^ Hillhouse, Margaret Prouty (1924). Historical and Genealogical Collections Relating to the Descendants of Rev. James Hillhouse. T. A. Wright.