Harriet Maitland Young Explained

British composer Harriet Maitland Young (1838 – 1923)^[1] wrote songs, operettas, and instrumental music.^[2] Her operetta An Artist's Proof was performed in Brighton, England, on 4 February 1882. Her operetta The Queen of Hearts was performed in Dartford, England, in 1888.^[3] She was buried in Camden, London, England.

Young's compositions include:^[4]

Operetta

• An Artist's Proof (1882)^[5]
• (The) Holy Branch (also seen as The Holly Branch)^[6]
• Queen of Hearts (1888)
• When One Door Shuts

Vocal

• Ah! Si Vous Saviez
• Bella Pescatorina
• Golden Days and Silvery Nights
• In Sunny Spain (women's choir and piano)
• La Mia Bella
• Lullaby (voice and cello)
• Out of Reach
• Secret is My Own
• Where the Roses Are (duet)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Harriet Maitland Young - Ancestry.com. 2020-06-07. www.ancestry.co.uk.
2. Book: Laurence, Anya. Women of Notes: 1,000 Women Composers Born Before 1900. 1978. R. Rosen Press. en.
3. Book: Women Composers: A Biographical Handbook of Women's Work in Music. 1913. Chandler-Ebel. en.
4. Book: Cohen, Aaron I.. International encyclopedia of women composers. 1987. 0-9617485-2-4. Second edition, revised and enlarged. New York. 16714846.
5. Web site: The Project Gutenberg eBook of Woman's Work in Music, by Arthur Elson.. 2020-06-07. www.gutenberg.org.
6. Book: Wier, Albert Ernest. The Macmillan encyclopedia of music and musicians .... 1938. The Macmillan company. en.