See also

Emmeline Mary Dogherty Woolley (1843-1908)

  • Name:

  • Emmeline Mary Dogherty Woolley

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • John Woolley (1816-1866)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Margaret Turner ( - )

  • Note (shared):

  • Music teacher, composer and musician. As a composer, Miss Woolley was 'capable of considerable melodic inspiration'. Her triumph was The Captive Soul, written for Ethel Pedley's libretto. Scored for a chamber music ensemble, organ, two pianofortes, female choir and soloists, the cantata was performed on 11 June 1895; the choral dirge, 'Hush the spindle, hush the loom', made a deep impression and the manuscript was purchased by Novello & Co. Ltd, London. The cantata was performed in England and in 1906 by students at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, Adelaide.

    During her professional career, Miss Woolley was recognized as 'a pianist with a style at once scholarly and sparkling'. Dark, with strong features and hair severely drawn back, she 'ardently supported' Roberto Hazon's efforts to found the Sydney Amateur Orchestral Society and remained on its committee until 1908.

    Source: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120641b.htm

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 1843

  •  

  • Baptism:

  • 16 Jun 1843 (age 0)

  • Hereford Cathedral

  • Death:

  • 18 Mar 1908 (age 64-65)

  • Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia

Individual Note (shared)

Music teacher, composer and musician. As a composer, Miss Woolley was 'capable of considerable melodic inspiration'. Her triumph was The Captive Soul, written for Ethel Pedley's libretto. Scored for a chamber music ensemble, organ, two pianofortes, female choir and soloists, the cantata was performed on 11 June 1895; the choral dirge, 'Hush the spindle, hush the loom', made a deep impression and the manuscript was purchased by Novello & Co. Ltd, London. The cantata was performed in England and in 1906 by students at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, Adelaide.

During her professional career, Miss Woolley was recognized as 'a pianist with a style at once scholarly and sparkling'. Dark, with strong features and hair severely drawn back, she 'ardently supported' Roberto Hazon's efforts to found the Sydney Amateur Orchestral Society and remained on its committee until 1908.

Source: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120641b.htm