Florence McPherran
Florence McPherran | |
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 Florence McPherran, from a 1903 newspaper. | |
| Born | Florence Kilbourne Crossman February 1860 St. Johnsbury, Vermont |
| Died | August 19, 1921 Pasadena, California |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, pianist |
| Years active | 1900-1910 |
Florence Kilbourne McPherran (February 1860 – August 19, 1921) was an American pianist and composer of popular tunes, based in Chicago, Illinois.
Music[edit]
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By 1903, McPherran was well known in Chicago as a pianist and composer.[1] Published works by McPherran included "The Spinning Song" (1900), "Sweet Barbara Dale" (1900), "I's Got No Use Foh Show Folks" (1901, lyrics by Richard Hanch), "Eugenia Waltzes", "Laughing Lucas: Characteristic March and Two-step" (1901), "The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast/I Only Know I Love You" (1902, lyrics by Gilbert Hollman), "I Wonder If 'Twas Very Wrong?" (1902, lyrics by Gilbert Hollman),[2] "Cuddle Up, Huddle Up: Ethiopian Lullaby" (1903, lyrics by Richard Hanch), "My Heart is Yours" (1903, lyrics by Richard Hanch), "When Love's Dream was in Bloom" (1903, lyrics by W. L. Titus), "Under the Wire: March and Two-step" (1904),[3] "One Thought of You", "The Tale of the Snowflake" (1905), "Nedra: Waltzes" (1906),[4] "La Zurita: Intermezzo Two-Step" (1907), "Fi-Fi: Novelette Two-step" (1907),[5] "Dottie Dimple March and Two-step" (1907),[6] and "Sunny Sue: A Coon Ditty" (1907, lyrics by Arthur J. Lamb).[7] Several of her tunes were available on piano rolls.[8]
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Personal life[edit]
Florence Klibourne Crossman was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, the daughter of I. Crossman and Mary J. Kilbourne Crossman.[9] She was raised and educated in Chicago.[1]
Florence Crossman married Canadian-born Chicago stock broker, Edward Hammond McPherran, in 1891. The McPherrans moved to Pasadena, California by 1906, and built a house there.[10] She inherited another Pasadena home from her aunt, Elmira C. Stone, widow of Seattle mayor, in 1912.[11] She was widowed in 1919 when Edward McPherran died.[12] She died in 1921, in Pasadena.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Women's Compositions to be Heard at a Concert". The Inter Ocean. July 19, 1903. p. 26. Retrieved July 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, at Washington. Treasury Department. 1902. pp. 701–702.
- ^ Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, at Washington. Treasury Department. 1903. p. 484.
- ^ McPherran, Florence, "Nedra - Waltzes" (1906). Parlor Salon Sheet Music Collection. Score 1774; Digital Commons, University of Maine.
- ^ Grainger, Geoff. "Florence McPherran". Composers. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ Heinrich; McPherran, Florence (1906). "Dottie Dimple : march and two-step / by Florence McPherran". SUNY Digital Repository.
- ^ Tjaden, Ted. Women Composers of Ragtime.
- ^ Chicago, Melville Clark Piano Co (1905). Catalog of Music Rolls for the Apollo Piano: Apollo Concert Grand, Apollo and Apolloette Piano Players and the Orpheus, Self-playing Orchestrion. pp. 119, 145, 186, 188, 416.
- ^ a b "Mrs. McPherran Dies at Pasadena Home". The Pasadena Post. 1921-08-19. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-03-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pasadena News Notes". The Los Angeles Times. September 4, 1909. p. 24. Retrieved July 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Large Settlement Made". The Los Angeles Times. June 1, 1912. p. 23. Retrieved July 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pasadenan Dies". The Los Angeles Times. April 27, 1919. p. 11. Retrieved July 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[edit]
- McPherran, Florence, "Nedra - Waltzes" (1906). Parlor Salon Sheet Music Collection. Score 1774; Digital Commons, University of Maine.
- Recordings of two McPherran compositions from 1905, in the Discography of American Historical Recordings, University of California, Santa Barbara.