Clara Angela Macirone

Life

Born: 20 January 1821

Died: 1914

Biography

Clara Angela Macirone was born in London, the daughter of Italian musicians—her father was a singer and mother a pianist. She studied singing and piano at Royal Academy of Music. She built a reputation as a pianist, then as a teacher at the RAM, developing a system of music teaching that earned recognition by the eminent composer Sir George Alexander Macfarren. She was also active as a composer. Many of her compositions are part-songs. These achieved wide recognition through performances by massed choirs at the Crystal Palace and at Exeter Hall. Her part-song Sir Knight was the first music heard by Queen Victoria over the telephone in 1878. She died in London.

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List of choral works

Partsongs

And shall Trelawney die? Autolycus' Song The Battle of the Baltic Daybreak Footsteps of Angels

Good Morrow to my Lady bright Humptie Dumptie Jog on the footpath way O yes, O yes, O yes Old Daddy Longlegs

Ragged and torn and true Ride a Cock-horse Sir Knight, Sir Knight The sun shines fair on Carlisle wall Sweet Content

To all you ladies now on land Who is Sylvia? Woman's smile The wounded Cupid

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