Ethel Smyth
English composer and suffragette (1858–1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Ethel Smith, see Ethel Smith (disambiguation).
Dame Ethel Mary Smyth DBE (/smaɪθ/;[1] 22 April 1858 – 8 May 1944) was an English composer and a member of the women's suffrage movement. Her compositions include songs, works for piano, chamber music, orchestral works, choral works and operas.
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Born | (1858-04-22)22 April 1858 Sidcup, England |
Died | 8 May 1944(1944-05-08) (aged 86) Woking, England |
Alma mater | Leipzig Conservatory |
Occupation(s) | Composer and suffragette |
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Smyth tended to be marginalised as a "woman composer" as though her work could not be accepted as mainstream.[2] Yet when she produced more delicate compositions, they were criticised for not measuring up to the standard of her male peers. She was the first female composer granted a damehood.