Janet Mary Salsbury Explained

Dr. Janet Mary Salsbury (13 May 1881 - 6 March 1951) was a British composer, music educator, and organist.^{[1] [2]}

Salsbury was born in Pershore, Worcester, England.^[3] She studied piano at the Royal Academy of Music.^[4] In 1910, Salsbury earned a doctorate in music at the University of Durham (known in Latin as “Dunelm”).^[5] She was a Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music (LRAM) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists (FRCO).^[6]

Salsbury worked as an organist and professor of music at Ladies College in Cheltenham, England.

She also taught music via a correspondence (mail order) course, and was an examiner in music theory for Trinity College London.^[7]

Salsbury’s works were published by the Clayton F. Summy Company,^[8] Stainer & Bell, Joseph Williams, and Weekes & Company. Her publications included:

Books

• A Short and Concise Analysis of Mozart's 22 Pianoforte Sonatas
• Staff Sight Singing Tests Books 1 & 2

Vocal

• Ballad of Evesham (chorus)^[9]
• Christmas Carols
• From Shakespeare’s Garden: A Set of Songs (voice and piano)^[10]
• O Sing Unto the Lord (chorus) ^[11]

Notes and References

1. Book: Cohen, Aaron I. . International encyclopedia of women composers. 2: Sai - Zyb, Appendices . 1987 . Books & Music . 978-0-9617485-1-7 . 2. ed., revised and enl . New York . 612.
2. Web site: Biographical Dictionary of the Organ Dr Janet Mary Salsbury . 2023-08-14 . www.organ-biography.info.
3. Book: Heinrich, Adel . Organ and harpsichord music by women composers: an annotated catalog . 1991 . Greenwood Pr . 978-0-313-26802-1 . 1. publ . Music reference collection . New York . 371.
4. Book: Musical News . 1901 . en.
5. Book: Musical News and Herald . 1913 . Publishing Office. . en.
6. Book: London, University of . Calendar . 1932 . en.
7. Book: Hull, Arthur Eaglefield . A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians . 1924 . J. M. Dent & sons, Limited . en.
8. Book: Salsbury, Janet . A short and concise analysis of Mozart's twenty-two pianoforte sonatas: (with a description of some of the various forms.) . 1914 . Clayton F. Summy co.; [etc., etc.] . Chicago. 13583925M .
9. Book: Wier, Albert E. . The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians . The Macmillan Company . 1938 . New York . 1631.
10. Book: Wilson . Christopher R. . The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare and Music . Cooke . Mervyn . 2022 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-094514-5 . en.
11. Book: Evans . Robert . Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland . Humphreys . Maggie . 1997-01-01 . Bloomsbury Publishing . en.