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==Country==
 
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==Notable Achievements==
 
==Notable Achievements==
  
 
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DBE
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Noted for opera works.  Involved in women's suffragette movement
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Noted for opera works, particularly 'The Wreckers' and 'Der Wald'.  Involved in women's suffragette movement.  Appointed a Dame of the Order of the British Empire (1922). 
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==See Also==
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* [[LGBTQ Classical Music Composters]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2009/oct/28/ethel-emyth-suffragette
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* http://womencomposers.org/composer/show/8
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* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqnhhAPjA-I
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Revision as of 15:38, 10 November 2014

Ethel Smyth

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1858 - 1944

Occupation

Composer

Notable Achievements

DBE

Description

Noted for opera works, particularly 'The Wreckers' and 'Der Wald'. Involved in women's suffragette movement. Appointed a Dame of the Order of the British Empire (1922).

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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