| LC control no. | n 81018433 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML410.B36 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Beach, Amy, 1867-1944 |
| Variant(s) | Beach, Amy Marcy Cheney, 1867-1944 Beach, H. H. A., Mrs., 1867-1944 Cheney, Amy Marcy, 1867-1944 |
| Other standard no. | 500341998 79577359 0000000373029149 Q235699 68090 2b7d0667-95d0-4004-930a-dcac2338a631 FRBNF13944707 079962521 118968157 XX1777999 01064124 886433 mn0001227056 7699041 nm5648474 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Chelsea (Mass.) |
| Birth date | 1867-09-05 |
| Death date | 1944-12-27 |
| Place of birth | Henniker (N.H.) |
| Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Composition (Music) Art music |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Pianists |
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| Found in | Thompson, B. Music and musicians, 1904. Brown, J.W. Amy Beach and her chamber music, 1994: p. 13, etc. (b. Amy Marcy Cheney, Sept. 5, 1867, Henniker, N.H.; m. Dr. Henry Harris Aubrey Beach in 1885; d. Dec. 27, 1944, New York, N.Y.; insisted that her publisher use "Mrs. H.H.A. Beach" on all compositions) Wikipedia, April 13, 2017: Amy Beach (Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (September 5, 1867-December 27, 1944) was an American composer and pianist. She was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music; born in Henniker, New Hampshire; in 1875, the Cheney family moved to Chelsea, a suburb just across the Mystic River from Boston; following her marriage in 1885 to Dr. Henry Harris Aubrey Beach, her name, as on concert programs and published compositions, became "Mrs. H. H. A. Beach.") OCLC, April 21, 2017 (usage: Amy Beach (most publications from 1970-2017); usage: Mrs. H. H. A. Beach (most publications from 1883-1944)) Grove music online, April 21, 2017 (Beach (née Cheney), Amy Marcy (Mrs. H.H.A. Beach); born Henniker, NH, September 5, 1867; died New York, NY, December 27, 1944; American composer and pianist) MGG Online, April 21, 2017 (Beach, Amy Marcy (geb. Cheney)) |
| Associated language | eng |
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