Elna Sherman

Daisy Elna Sherman (12 October 1888 - September 1964)[1] was a composer,[2] musicologist, and teacher with a special interest in Thomas Hardy.[3]

Sherman was born in Massachusetts[4] to Alice M. “Daisy” Fairchild and Sidney Algernon Sherman. Her mother Alice was a music teacher[5] who also composed at least one song.[6] Sherman earned two degrees at the Institute of Musical Art[7][8] and also studied with Helen Hopekirk[9] and in London.[7]

Sherman taught at the Institute of Musical Art[7] and Boston University College of Music.[10] In 1936, Sherman was able to interview Hardy’s second wife, Florence Dugdale, who told her that Hardy had always wanted to be a musician.[11]

Sherman belonged to The American Composers Alliance of New York, the Musical Association in London, and the Society of Women Musicians.[7] Her works were published by Associated Music Publishers,[8] Oxford University Press,[3] and E. C. Schirmer.[12] Her publications include:

Articles

Chamber music

  • For an Oriental Bazaar (three recorders)[15]
  • Sonata Lyrica (clarinet and piano; originally for viola and piano)[16]
  • St. Francis and the Birds (three recorders, cello and harpsichord)[17]
  • Ten Anglo-American Folksongs and Ballads (two recorders)[12]
  • Three Dance Movements (five recorders; by Antony Holborne and Robert Parsons; edited by Elna Sherman)[18]
  • Wessex Tune Book vol 1 & 2 (descant and piano; compiled by James Hook; arranged by Elna Sherman)[19]

Piano

Voice

  • “Evening Song, opus 36”[21]
  • “Yuletide in a Younger World”[21]

References

  1. ^ Sherman, Elna. "www.ancestry.com". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
  3. ^ a b c Sherman, E. (1940-04-01). "Thomas Hardy: lyricist, symphonist". Music and Letters. 21 (2): 143–171. doi:10.1093/ml/XXI.2.143. ISSN 0027-4224.
  4. ^ Heinrich, Adel (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers : an annotated catalog. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-38790-6. OCLC 650307517.
  5. ^ Sherman, Alice (9 Feb 1945). "The Boston Globe". Newspapers.com. p. 22. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  6. ^ Thrasher, Herbert Chandler (1942). 250 Years of Music in Providence, Rhode Island, 1636-1886. Rhode Island Federation of music clubs.
  7. ^ a b c d Music Clubs Magazine. National Federation of Music Clubs. 1939.
  8. ^ a b The Juilliard Review. Juilliard School of Music. 1956.
  9. ^ Roberts, Hannah. A stylistic and performance analysis of selected solo piano compositions by Helen Hopekirk. OCLC 1315756736.
  10. ^ Statistical Report. The Trustees. 1950.
  11. ^ Sonneck, Oscar George Theodore (1979). The Musical quarterly.
  12. ^ a b "Sherman, Elna - Ten Anglo-American Folk-Songs and Ballads for 2 recorders". www.boosey.com. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  13. ^ Yeo, Douglas (May 2011). "A Good Old Note: The Serpent in Thomas Hardy's World and Works". The Hardy Review. 13 (1): 32–48. doi:10.1179/193489011x12995782188211. ISSN 1934-8908.
  14. ^ Germer, Mark (1990). American Musicological Society: Index to the Papers, Bulletin, and Journal 1936-1987. The AMS.
  15. ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN 978-0-9617485-2-4.
  16. ^ Heim, Norman M. (1995). The Clarinet Sonata in Outline. Norcat Music Press. ISBN 978-0-9630793-2-9.
  17. ^ Clavier: A Magazine for Pianists & Organists. Instrumentalist Company. 1980.
  18. ^ The American Recorder. American Recorder Society. 1962.
  19. ^ Making Music. 1964.
  20. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1925.
  21. ^ a b Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-8498-4. OCLC 6815939.