Ethel Rose Peyser (March 6, 1887 - September 12, 1961) was an American writer and journalist. Born in

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, Peyser studied at

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, and Columbia University Teachers College, receiving her bachelor's degree from the latter in 1908. Beginning in 1912 she worked for the ''

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'', in its editorial department; in 1914 she moved to the ''

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''. From 1926 until 1934 she was on the staff of the '' Musical Leader'' as a music critic, at the same time writing pieces for other music journals; she held positions with various general-interest magazines, such as '' Home & Garden'' and ''

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'', and wrote articles and books on a variety of domestic subjects. With

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she wrote ''How Music Grew'' (first published in 1925) and ''Music Through the Ages'' (first published in 1932). Other books include ''How to Enjoy Music'' (1933); ''The Book of Culture: the Basis of a Liberal Education'' (first published in 1934); ''The House that Music Built: Carnegie Hall'' (1936), and ''How Opera Grew'' (1956). Peyser died in the city of her birth.

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