Florence Turner-Maley (August 23, 1871 – January 3, 1962) was an American composer, singer, and teacher.
Florence Turner was born in
, to William Hayward and Mathilde (Holwill) Turner.
Her father had been a boy soprano.
She attended the Hasbrouck Institute in New York
and the
University of Geneva
The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public university, public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by French theologian John Calvin as a Theology, theological seminary. It rema ...
in Switzerland. She studied in Paris
and with
Joseph Barnaby, Gustave Becker,
Jacques Bouhy
Jacques-Joseph-André Bouhy (18 June 1848 – 29 January 1929) was a Belgian baritone, most famous for being the first to sing the "Toreador Song" in the role of Escamillo in the opera ''Carmen''.
Bouhy was born in Pepinster. After studying at t ...
,
Rafael Joseffy
Rafael Joseffy (July 3, 1852 – June 25, 1915) was a Hungarian Jewish pianist, teacher and composer.
Life
Rafael Joseffy was born in Hunfalu, Szepes County
(now Huncovce, Slovakia) in 1852. His youth was spent in Miskolc, and he began his s ...
, Alberta Lawrence,
Mathilde Marchesi
Mathilde Marchesi (; 24 March 1821 – 17 November 1913) was a German mezzo-soprano, a singing teacher, and a proponent of the bel canto vocal method.
Biography
Mathilde Graumann was born in Frankfurt. Her aunt was the pianist Dorothea von Er ...
, and Cora D. Roucourt. She married actor Stephen Maley in 1901.
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
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, the
Cincinnati Orchestra,
and with conductors Edward Morris Bowman, Alfred Hallam,
Victor Harris, and Arthur Mees.
Turner-Maley belonged to the
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) () is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadc ...
(ASCAP), the
Musicians Club of New York
The Musicians Club of New York is a musicians' club based in New York City. It was founded in 1911 with the intent of providing a social platform for musicians in and around New York, but its mission later expanded to support and promote young mus ...
, and the
New York Singing Teachers' Association
The New York Singing Teachers' Association (NYSTA) is an international educational association of singing teachers and affiliated voice professionals based in New York City. It was founded in 1906, and is the oldest such group based in the United S ...
.
She was vice president of the Guild of Vocal Teachers.
Her music is included on the following commercial recordings:
*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.,
.,
Huntzinger and Dilworth, John Church Co.,
,
and
Oliver Ditson and Co.
In addition to pieces for piano,
Turner-Maley composed the following vocal music:
Choir
*H''ail Your Risen Lord: Easter Anthem'' (text by W. T. Scott)
*''Hark! What Mean Those Holy Voices?''
*''Pastoral'' (men's choir)
Songs
*"A Call"
*"Ah Sweet Is Tipperary in the Spring"
*"Far Exchange" (text by Mattie Lee Hausgen)
*"Fields of Ballyclare" (text by Dennis A. McCarthy)
*"God Grant Us Repose"
*"I See Him Everywhere" (text by
Joseph Mary Plunkett
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)
*"I'll Follow You" (text by
Stanley Murphy)
*"In a Garden Wild" (text by
Lady Anne Lindsay Barnard)
*"In a Little Town Nearby" (text by
Amy Ashmore Clark)
*"Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts" (text by T. R. Palmer)
*"Lass o'Mine"
*"Let the Little Ones Come Unto Me" (text by J. Luke)
*"Light at Evening Time" (text by R. H. Robinson)
*"Long and Long Ago"
*"Pastoral"
*"Song of Sunshine"
For Children
*''Jingly Ringly Rhymes
''
*''Just for Children: Songs to be Sung to Them'' (text by Gilly Bear)
*"Pirate" (text by Margaret Gordon)
*''Some Songs to Play, Some Songs to Sing'' (with
Satella Waterstone
Satella Sharps Waterstone (February 1875 – June 15, 1938) nicknamed "Miss Birda", was an American author, composer, and teacher.
Biography
Waterstone was born in Greenwood Lake, Orange, New York to Edward T. Waterstone and Satella Sharps Waterst ...
)
*''Songs for Kindergarten''
*''Ten Tiny Songs of Fantasy''
References
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American women composers
American women singers
1871 births
1962 deaths
ASCAP composers and authors
Musicians from Jersey City, New Jersey
University of Geneva alumni
Place of death missing