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Amy Beach

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

AMY BEACH

SEPTEMBER 5 1867-OCTOBER 27 1944

Her relationship in her life time

Mother-Clara Imogene Marcy Cheney

Father-Charles Abbott Cheney

Husband- Herry Harris Aubrey Beach

CHILDHOOD

  • By age 1 age could sing 40 songs
  • She taught herself how to read and age 3
  • At age 4 she compose a waltzes
  • She had piano lessons at age 6
  • At age 8 she moved to Chelsea

TEEN/YOUNG ADULT

  • In 1881-2 she studied harmony counter point
  • On October 18 1883 she made her concert debut called “Promende Coucort”
  • The nexts 2 years she preformed with Chickeing Halland in 1884-5

ADULT HOOD

  • In 1885 she got married to Herry Harris Aubrey Beach
  • In 1895 her father died
  • In 1910 Herry died
  • They were childless
  • 7 months later her mom died
Photo by Ales Krivec

LATE ADULTHOOD

  • In 1913 she won first American women “able to compose music of a European quality of excellence”

OLDHOOD

  • She returned back to America in 1914
  • She delayed her own department until September 1914

She died of a heart attack December 27 1944 making her 77 she I got now buried with her husband

Photo by DaYsO

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“New York City Times”

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