Grace W. Root
Grace Worcester Root (25 April 1869 – 15 July 1898) was an American actress and composer who died from chloroform poisoning.[1] She published her music under the name Grace W. Root.[2]
Root was born in Boston to a musical family. Her mother was Mary Olive Woodman and her father was George Frederick Root, who was well known for his Civil War songs. Her older brother Frederic Woodman Root was also a composer.[3]
Little is known about Root's education. She appeared as an actress with a company run by the Frohman Brothers, and died from chloroform poisoning in Portland, Maine, when she was 29 years old.[4]
Root's music was published by Summy Birchard.[5] Her songs[6] included:
- "A Sunset Song" (text by Sidney Lanier)[7]
- "For Thee"[8]
- "The Spell of the Waltz"[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music. p. 599. ISBN 978-0-9617485-0-0.
- ^ Root, Grace Worcester. "Maine, U.S. Death Record". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Musical Courier: A Weekly Journal Devoted to Music and the Music Trades. Musical Courier Company. 1895.
- ^ "The Indianapolis News 18 Jul 1898, page Page 2". Retrieved 2024-02-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers: A checklist of works for the solo voice. A reference publication in women's studies. Boston, Mass: Hall. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-8161-8498-9.
- ^ Musical Courier and Review of Recorded Music. 1919.
- ^ "Evening song | Look off, dear Love, across the sallow sands | LiederNet". lieder.net. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ a b Laurence, Anya (1978). Women of Notes: 1,000 Women Composers Born Before 1900. Richards Rosen Press Inc. p. 28.