Frances Tarbox

American composer and pianist^[1] Frances Tarbox (February 4, 1874 – October 23, 1959)^[2] wrote one opera^[3] and several songs.^[4] Her name is sometimes seen as Frances Tarbos.^[5]

Tarbox was born in St. Paul, Minnesota^[6] to Emma and Jasper Billings Tarbox. She studied music in Paris and with Edward MacDowell.^[7] She lived in New York City from at least 1910 until her death.^[2] Baritone Louis Graveure^[8] performed her best-known song "The Joy of a Rose" frequently in his recitals.^[9]

Tarbox's music was published by Carl Fischer.^[10] In addition to an opera (title unknown), her compositions included:

Piano

Valse Pavlova^[11]

Vocal

"America Stand Forth" (text by Michel Justin; pseud of Julie C. Pruyn)^[12]

"Joy of a Rose"(text by A. L. Gruber)^[13]

"Relief from the New Deal" (text by Michel Justin; pseud of Julie C. Pruyn)^[12]

"What Them Fellows Does is Art"^[11]

"We've Found At Last a Candidate of Presidential Timber" (text by Michel Justin; pseud of Julie C. Pruyn)^[14]

References

^ Herman, Kali; Tal, Kalí (1984). Women in Particular: An Index to American Women. Oryx Press. ISBN 978-0-89774-088-3.
^ ^a ^b Tarbox, Frances. "ancestry.com". Retrieved 20 Aug 2021.
^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-8498-4. OCLC 6815939.
^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
^ Tarbox, Frances (Oct 1940). "The Etude". Oct 1940: 714. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Tarbox, Frances (1916). "The Musical Observer". 14–15: 47, 58. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ The Music Magazine-musical Courier. 1917.
^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1946). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical Compositions. Part 3. Library of Congress.
^ ^a ^b Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1914). Catalog of Copyright Entries.
^ ^a ^b Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1939.
^ "Library of the Institute for the Study of Women in Music Collection". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1941.

[1] Herman, Kali; Tal, Kalí (1984). Women in Particular: An Index to American Women. Oryx Press. ISBN 978-0-89774-088-3.

[:0-2] Tarbox, Frances. "ancestry.com". Retrieved 20 Aug 2021.

[3] Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.

[4] Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[5] Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-8498-4. OCLC 6815939.

[6] Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.

[7] Tarbox, Frances (Oct 1940). "The Etude". Oct 1940: 714. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[8] Tarbox, Frances (1916). "The Musical Observer". 14–15: 47, 58. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[9] The Music Magazine-musical Courier. 1917.

[10] Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1946). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical Compositions. Part 3. Library of Congress.

[:1-11] Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1914). Catalog of Copyright Entries.

[:2-12] Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1939.

[13] "Library of the Institute for the Study of Women in Music Collection". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2021-08-21.

[14] Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1941.

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