Georgie Boyden St. John
Georgia Harrington Boyden St. John (1861-7 Apr 1899) was an American composer, mostly of songs.She published her music under the name Georgie Boyden St John.[1][2] [3][4]
St. John was born in Boston. She married Gamaliel Cyrus St John in 1891 and they had four sons. She died in a fire in New York City at age 38.[3][4][5]
Little is known about St. John’s education. She belonged to the Music Teachers National Association.[6] Her music was published by Luckhardt & Belder,[7] and included:
Instrumental
- Dance music[8]
- March El Capitan (arranged by George Wiegand)[9]
- The Maze[8]
Vocal
- “Bonny Prince Charlie”[10]
- “Cupid at the Oar”[11]
- “In Dreamland”[10]
- “Regret”[11]
- “Second Bests” (text by Agnes Mary Agnes Smith)[7]
- “Toujours Amou”r[12]
References
- ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers. 2: Sai - Zyb, Appendices (2. ed., revised and enl ed.). New York: Books & Music. p. 609. ISBN 978-0-9617485-1-7.
- ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers: a handbook. Metuchen London: the Scarecrow press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-8108-1138-6.
- ^ a b Boyden, Georgie Harrington (23 Apr 1891). "St. John - Boyden". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Georgia H. Boyden St. John (1861-1899) - Find a..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ State of New York Supreme Court Appellate Division First Department.
- ^ Association, Music Teachers National (1897). Official Souvenir Program ... Annual Convention.
- ^ a b Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1898.
- ^ a b Etude: The Music Magazine. Presser. 1896.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1891). Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles ... U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ a b Laurence, Anya (1978). Women of Notes: 1,000 Women Composers Born Before 1900. New York: Richards Rosen Press INc. p. 29.
- ^ a b Sutro, Florence Edith Clinton (1895). Women in Music and Law. Author's Publishing Company.
- ^ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers: A checklist of works for the solo voice. A reference publication in women's studies. Boston, Mass: Hall. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-8161-8498-9.