Rebecca Clarke
Rebecca Helferich Clarke (Friskin) (August 27, 1886–October 13, 1979) was an English classical composer and violist best known for her chamber music featuring the viola. She is considered one of the most important British composers in the interwar period between World War I and World War II{{ref|grove}}; she has also been described as the most distinguished British female composer of her generation. {{ref|norton}}
Selected works
For a more complete listing, see List of compositions by Rebecca Clarke.
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- "Shiv and the Grasshopper" (1904), vocal, text Rudyard Kipling
- "Shy One" (1912), vocal, text Yeats
- Morpheus (1917-18), viola and piano
- Sonata (1919), viola (or cello) and piano
- Piano Trio (1921), violin, viola, and piano
- He that dwelleth in the secret place (Psalm xci) (1921), SATB choir with S,A,T,B solo
- "The Seal Man" (1922), vocal, text John Masefield
- Rhapsody (1923), cello and piano
- "The Aspidistra" (1929), vocal, text Claude Flight
- "The Tiger" (1929?33), vocal, text William Blake
- Passacaglia on an Old English Tune (?1940?41), viola (or cello) and piano
- Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale (1941), viola and clarinet
- "God made a tree" (1954), vocal, text Katherine Kendall
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| ► | Later life and marriage |
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| ► | Rebecca Clarke Society |
| ► | Selected works |
| ► | References |
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