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Ethel Smyth

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English composer and suffragette (1858-1944)

United KingdomMusiciansLived 1858 to 1944 · aged 86
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Dame Ethel Mary Smyth was an English composer and a member of the women's suffrage movement. Her compositions include songs, works for piano, chamber music, orchestral works, choral works and operas.

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Drawing of Ethel Smyth, singing and playing, by John Singer Sargent (1901)Drawing of Ethel Smyth, singing and playing, by John Singer Sargent (1901)Smyth's "The March of the Women"Smyth's "The March of the Women"Smyth and her dog, Marco, 1891Smyth and her dog, Marco, 1891Statue of Smyth unveiled in Duke's Court Plaza, Woking, in 2022Statue of Smyth unveiled in Duke's Court Plaza, Woking, in 2022

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Awards 4

1928honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews
1922Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1910honorary doctor of Durham University
Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford

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Jean-Marie LehnAlso won honorary doctor of the University of St AndrewsGeorge SteinerAlso won honorary doctor of Durham UniversityMuriel SparkAlso won Honorary doctor of the University of OxfordKnud RasmussenAlso won honorary doctor of the University of St AndrewsRomila ThaparAlso won Honorary doctor of the University of OxfordWalter KasperAlso won honorary doctor of Durham University

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1858 to 1944 · aged 86
Written about in
29 languages

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