MMD
was related to several notable literary and cultural figures, including her cousin Elizabeth (Liza) Lehmann
, a distinguished vocalist and composer best known for her song cycle In a Persian Garden. The song...
Family and Intimate relationships
Rosamond Lehmann
A frequent visitor to the household was RL
's father's cousin Amelia Lehmann Pain
. She was married to writer Barry Pain
, her sister was composer Liza Lehmann
; they were the daughters of...
Textual Production
Radclyffe Hall
Some of RH
's poetry was set to music by Bobby Clarke
and Liza Lehmann
.
Cline, Sally. Radclyffe Hall: A Woman Called John. John Murray, 1997.
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Timeline
1911: The Society of Women Musicians was founded...
Building item
1911
The Society of Women Musicians
was founded in London; Liza Lehmann
, an English soprano and composer, was named its first President.
Sadie, Julie Anne, and Rhian Samuel, editors. The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. Macmillan, 1994.
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11 November 1911: The Society of Women Musicians held its first...
Seddon, Laura. “Patronage and the Development of Women’s Music in the Early Twentieth Century”. Women’s History Magazine, No. 68, Women’s History Network, 2012, pp. 28-32.