Elinor Meissner Traeger Explained

Elinor Meissner Traeger (July 10, 1906 – December 26, 1983) [1] was an American composer,[2] pianist, and writer.[3]

Traeger was born in Chicago. After studying music with Len Cleary, Edna Hansen, Antoinnette Lauer, and Bess Ressiguie,[4] she married Fred W. Traeger and they had two children, David and Lois.[5]

Traeger composed, reviewed books and music, and taught piano, mostly in Illinois.[6] Her music was published by Pro Art Publications and Willis Music Company, and included the following pieces for piano:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Traeger. Elinor Meissner. ancestry.com. Ancestry.com. 10 June 2021.
  2. Book: Cohen, Aaron I.. International encyclopedia of women composers. 1987. 0-9617485-2-4. Second edition, revised and enlarged. New York. 16714846.
  3. Book: Hixon, Donald L.. Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. 1993. Scarecrow Press. Don A. Hennessee. 0-8108-2769-7. 2nd. Metuchen, N.J.. 28889156.
  4. Book: International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory. 1977. Melrose Press. 978-0-900332-44-9. en.
  5. Web site: None. 2021-02-06. Lois 'LoLo' Adele Traeger Thompson. 2021-06-11. Bonner County Daily Bee. en.
  6. Book: The Musician's Guide. 1972. Music Information Service. 978-0-912596-00-6. en.
  7. Book: Office, Library of Congress Copyright. Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series: Music. Part 5. 1973. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. en.

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