Composer
Margaret Ruthven Lang
American composer (1867–1972)
1867–1972
2 works in the index
- Born
- 1867
- Died
- 1972
- Birthplace
- Boston
- Place of death
- Boston
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Margaret Ruthven Lang (November 27, 1867 – May 29, 1972) was an American composer and violinist primarily active in Boston. Lang is often considered the first woman composer to have a composition performed by a major American symphony orchestra, when her now-lost Dramatic Overture was premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1893.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer
- Official website
- http://margaretruthvenlang.com/
- VIAF ID
- 237296451
- ISNI
- 0000000022984494
- GND ID
- 132234165
- Library of Congress ID
- nr89002824
- MusicBrainz ID
- b4dd2ca1-852c-43c6-82a6-fa3db13ec88b
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 2
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 237296451. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.