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Florence Turner-Maley

Florence Turner-Maley

American singer

Florence Turner-Maley (August 23, 1871 – January 3, 1962)[1] was an American composer, singer, and teacher.[2]

Florence Turner was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, to William Hayward and Mathilde (Holwill) Turner.[3] Her father had been a boy soprano.[4] She attended the Hasbrouck Institute in New York [3] and the University of Geneva in Switzerland. She studied in Paris[4] and with Joseph Barnaby, Gustave Becker, Jacques Bouhy, Rafael Joseffy, Alberta Lawrence, Mathilde Marchesi, and Cora D. Roucourt.[5] She married actor Stephen Maley in 1901.[3]

Turner-Maley debuted at Carnegie Hall in 1898. She gave voice lessons and was the soprano soloist at Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn and at the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York. She appeared as a guest soloist with the New York Symphony, the Cincinnati Orchestra,[6] and with conductors Edward Morris Bowman, Alfred Hallam, Victor Harris, and Arthur Mees.[4]

Turner-Maley belonged to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP),[7] the Musicians Club of New York,[8] and the New York Singing Teachers' Association.[3] She was vice president of the Guild of Vocal Teachers.[9]

Her music is included on the following commercial recordings:[10]

  • Edison 5839 (1917)
  • Columbia 77628 (1918)
  • Columbia 77735 (1918)
  • Edison 7224 (1920)
  • Edison 7521 (1920)
  • Columbia 80464 (1922)
  • Victor BVE-33610 (1925)
  • Victor BVE-37388 (1927)

Turner-Maley's music was published by Allen and Co.,[11] G. Schirmer Inc.,[12] Huntzinger and Dilworth, John Church Co.,[13] M. Witmark and Sons,[14] and  Oliver Ditson and Co.[13]

In addition to pieces for piano,[6] Turner-Maley composed the following vocal music:

Choir

  • Hail Your Risen Lord: Easter Anthem (text by W. T. Scott)[15]
  • Hark! What Mean Those Holy Voices?[16]
  • Pastoral (men's choir)[17]

Songs

For Children

  • Jingly Ringly Rhymes[6]
  • Just for Children: Songs to be Sung to Them (text by Gilly Bear)[25]
  • "Pirate" (text by Margaret Gordon)[11]
  • Some Songs to Play, Some Songs to Sing (with Satella Waterstone)[12]
  • Songs for Kindergarten[6]
  • Ten Tiny Songs of Fantasy[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
  2. [2]
    Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
  3. [3]
    Howes, Durward (1936). American Women. Richard Blank Publishing Company.
  4. [4]
    Musical Courier. 1907.
  5. [5]
    Claghorn, Charles Eugene (1996). Women composers and songwriters : a concise biographical dictionary. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-585-03162-2. OCLC 42329817.
  6. [6]
    Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. [7]
    American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (1966). "Maley, Florence Turner: composer, singer, teacher". ASCAP Biographical Dictionary of Composers, Authors and Publishers. OCLC 589727234.
  8. [8]
    Musical America. Music Publications, Limited. 1919.
  9. [9]
    Pierre Key's Music Year Book. Pierre Key Publishing Corporation. 1925.
  10. [10]
    "Turner-Maley, Florence - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  11. [11]
    Turner-Maley, Florence. "National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  12. [12]
    The United States Catalog: Books in Print January 1, 1928. Wilson. 1928.
  13. [13]
    The Music Magazine-musical Courier. 1921.
  14. [14]
    Musical Observer. Musical Observer Company. 1922.
  15. [15]
    Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1966). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
  16. [16]
    Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1961). Catalog of Copyright Entries. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  17. [17]
    Turner-Maley, Florence. "Music Collections Index". San Jose Public Library. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  18. [18]
    "Jane Steuerwald - The Memory Box". www.janesteuerwald.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  19. [19]
    "Inventory of the Christopher A. Reynolds Collection of Women's Song". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  20. [20]
    McCarthy, Dennis; Turner-Maley, Florence (1916-01-01). "The fields o' Ballyclare". Sheet Music Collection.
  21. [21]
    In a garden wild, New York: Huntzinger & Dilworth, 1916, retrieved 2021-05-06
  22. [22]
    Music News. Music News Corporation. 1921.
  23. [23]
    Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1922.
  24. [24]
    "Category:Turner-Maley, Florence - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download". imslp.org. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  25. [25]
    Library (Mass.), Somerville Public (1912). Book Bulletin. The Library.
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