AMY BEACH

CHILDHOOD

• Her parents were Charles Abbott Cheney and Clara Imogene Mary Cheney
• She was an only child
• Born in Henniker, New Hampshire U.S.
• Taught herself to read at age 3

CHILDHOOD CONTINUED

• Capable of improvising counter-melody by age 2
• Memorized 40 songs by age 1 and could sing them all accurately
• At age 4 composed 3 waltzes

MUSIC EDUCATION

• Composed simple waltzes at age 4
• Played works by Handel, Beethoven and Chopin by 7
• Could compose music in her head

MUSIC EDUCATION CONTINUED

• Mostly played the piano
• Also playing the violin
• Wrote and composed music in the 1890s to the 1910s

MARRIAGE

• Married to Henry Harris Aubrey Beach
• Henry did not want her to teach piano or preform public recitals
• Due to that she didn’t teach piano during their marriage and only preformed twice a year
• Henry was born in 1843

PLACES SHE LIVED OR VISITED

• She was born in Henniker New Hampshire, moved to Chelsea by Boston
• Died in New York City
• Traveled and played in Germany, Leipzig, Hamburg, and Berlin

FUN FACTS

• Was lonely after her Mom Dad, and other relatives passed
• Spent a lot of time in Germany
• Wanted to save German music during WWI
• Died of heart disease

MASS IN E-FLAT

• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B3FMp3OHDOE

PIANO CONCERTO

• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-9mOVRjH6WM

SYMPHONY IN E-MINOR

• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VmLU1CfHcJw
• I like this on because it is fast paced and suspenseful
• It is also soft and loud at the same time
• It makes you what to do things faster

WEBSITES

• Wikipedia.org
• Biography.com
• Library of Congress