Caroline Lloyd
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Caroline Lloyd | |
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| Born | Caroline Parkhurst Lloyd 12 April 1924 |
| Died | 1980 (aged 55–56) |
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| Works | List of compositions |
Caroline Parkhurst Lloyd (April 12, 1924 – 1980) was an American composer and music director.[1][2] Her best-known composition was the Spanish-language opera Doña Bárbara performed in the Teatro Municipal of Caracas, July 1967. The opera's libretto was provided by Isaac Chocrón based on the novel Doña Bárbara by Rómulo Gallegos.
Life and career
Lloyd grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico and graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1945.[3] She later studied with Bernard Rogers at the Eastman School of Music.[4]
List of compositions
Opera
- Dona Barbara (1967)
Vocal
- Calle de Elvira, for child's voice and piano
- Granda, for child's voice and piano
References
Citations
- ^ a b Cohen 1987, p. 422.
- ^ a b McVicker 2016, p. 155.
- ^ "Opera By Former Santa Fean Planned for Caracas Production". Santa Fe New Mexican. June 5, 1967. Retrieved October 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ The Music journal: Volume 23 1965 CAROLINE LLOYD received her early training in piano and composition in New Mexico, subsequently studying with Bernard Rogers at Eastman School of Music. In addition to composing, she has maintained intense activity as a concert director
Sources
- Cohen, Aaron I. (1987) [1981]. International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). R. R. Bowker. ISBN 978-0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.
- McVicker, Mary F. (2016). Women Opera Composers: Biographies from the 1500s to the 21st Century. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-9513-9.
External links
- Free scores by Caroline Lloyd at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Lloyd's Paisajes, arranged for orchestra by Hobart Earle
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 1980 deaths
- Eastman School of Music alumni
- Musicians from Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 20th-century classical composers
- Pupils of Bernard Rogers
- American women classical composers
- 20th-century American women pianists
- 20th-century American pianists
- 20th-century American composers
- 20th-century American women composers