Amy Beach
Sign in to saveAlso known as Amy Cheney Beach, Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, H. H. A. Beach, Amy Marcy Beach
American composer and pianist
Key facts
- Born
- Amy Marcy Cheney , ( 1867-09-05 ) September 5, 1867, Henniker, New Hampshire , U.S.
- Died
- December 27, 1944 (1944-12-27) (aged 77), New York City, U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Hills Cemetery
- Occupations
- Composer pianist
- Years active
- 1883–1940
- Spouse
- H. H. A. Beach ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1885 ; died 1910 )
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Described at
AMY BEACH (1867-1944) | Celebrating the composer Amy Beach, 1867-1944
amybeach.org →This site is dedicated to providing in-depth information about the great American composer and pianist Amy Beach, and for celebrating her remarkable life and achievements.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Henniker
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Carl Baermann
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Amy Beach.jpg
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- described at URL
- www.amybeach.org
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Amy Beach
- date of birth
- 1867-09-05
- date of death
- 1944-12-27
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
- name in native language
- Amy Marcy Cheney
- birth name
- Amy Marcy Cheney
- place of burial
- Forest Hills Cemetery
- Commons Creator page
- Amy Beach
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Amy Beach, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (September 5, 1867 – December 27, 1944) was an American composer and pianist. She was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music.
Her "Gaelic" Symphony, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1896, was the first symphony composed and published by an American woman.
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