Cora Emily Decker Sargent (21 May 1868 - 27 September 1944) was an American composer who is best remembered for her song “A Summer Girl,” which was performed at the Proms (today the BBC Proms) concert series in England on 28 September 1900.[1][2][3][4][5]
Decker was born in Kankakee, Illinois, to Katharine Ellsworth Worden and Westbrook Schoonmaker Decker. Her father was a judge. Little is known about Decker’s education. She married George W. Sargent in 1888 and they had one son. The couple was listed in the 1919 Social Register of Minneapolis. Decker died in Chicago in 1944.[6][7][8]
Decker’s music was published by G. Schirmer, Inc. Her works for voice and piano included:
- “A Summer Girl” (text by Samuel Minturn Peck)[9][10]
- “Spanish Song” (text by Samuel Minturn Peck)[11]
References edit
- ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers. 2: Sai - Zyb, Appendices (2. ed., revised and enl ed.). New York: Books & Music. p. 618. ISBN 978-0-9617485-1-7.
- ^ "BBC Proms". BBC Music Events. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ Musical Courier. Musical Courier Company. 1919.
- ^ Wier, Albert E. (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. New York: The Macmillan Company. p. 1643.
- ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers: a handbook. Metuchen London: the Scarecrow press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-8108-1138-6.
- ^ Decker, Mason Loomis (1926). "Obituary Record". mssa.library.Yale.edu. Retrieved 13 Jul 2023.
- ^ "Cora Emily Sargent". geni_family_tree. 1868-05-21. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ Social Register, Minneapolis. Northern Micrographics. 1919. ISBN 978-1-4035-0064-9.
- ^ Laurence, Anya (1978). Women of Notes: 1,000 Women Composers Born Before 1900. New York: Richards Rosen Press, Inc. p. 29.
- ^ 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. 63. ISBN 978-0-8161-8498-9.
- ^ Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1898.
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