Blanche Winogron (May 8, 1911 – November 22, 2002) was an American
harpsichordist,
pianist, virginalist, and
teacher.
She taught at the
Mannes College of Music from 1961 to 1969, and the
New England Conservatory of Music from 1968 to 1977. Her students included Peter Sykes and Wendy Redlinger. She was a member of
New York Pro Musica and the Rococo Ensemble, and a founding member of the Consort of Players.
She was married to American music scholar and librarian
Sydney Beck Sydney Beck (2 September 1906 – 7 April 2001) was an American musicologist, music educator, violinist and viol player. As a scholar, he was considered an authority on English music of the 16th through 18th centuries. One of his major contributions ...
; they had a son, Michael Beck.
Discography
* ''Farnaby: Canzonets and Virginals Music''. EMS 5 (1953)
* ''Adriano Banchieri: Festino''. Esoteric ES-516 (1953)
* ''An Elizabethan Songbag for Young People''. Esoteric ESJ-6 (1954)
* ''Children's Songs of Shakespeare's Time''. Counterpoint / Esoteric CPT 540 (1957)
* ''Thomas Morley: Elizabethan Madrigals, Canzonets and Ballets''. Counterpoint CPT-520 (1966)
* ''Fitzwilliam Virginal Book'' (selections). Dover HCR-ST-7015 (stereo) (1966)
References
Brief obituary* ''Fitzwilliam Virginal Book'' (selections); Liner notes
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1911 births
American harpsichordists
Women harpsichordists
American performers of early music
Women performers of early music
New England Conservatory faculty
2002 deaths
20th-century American musicians
20th-century classical musicians
American music educators
American women music educators
American pianists
American women pianists