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Alice Mary Smith, married name Alice Mary Meadows-White (London 19 May 1839 — London 4 December 1884) was an English composer. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music under William Sterndale Bennett and George Macfarren. In November 1867 she was elected Female Professional Associate of the Philharmonic Society and in 1884 Hon. RAM (honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music). She died of typhoid fever the same year. Smith was a prolific composer of both large and small scale works. <a href
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Composer Profile: Alice Mary Smith | British Music Collection
britishmusiccollection.org.uk →As part of our afemalecomposerday campaign marking International Women's Day, we highlight the life and work of composer Alice Mary Smith. A Victorian composer and performer, Alice Mary Smith made a significant contribution to the Austro-German Classical tradition in music, not to mention writing the first symphony to be completed by a British woman. She showed a talent for music from a young age and took lessons privately from William Sterndale Bennett and George Alexander Macfarren, publishing her first song in 1857. In November 1867 she was elected Female Professional Associate of the Royal Philharmonic Society. Alice Mary Smith's British Music Collection profile can be found here .
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mary
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- William Sterndale Bennett
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- cause of death
- typhoid fever
- date of birth
- 1839-05-19
- date of death
- 1884-12-04
- name in native language
- Alice Mary Smith
- manner of death
- natural causes
- P8168
- pepsinogen
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