Dora Bright : her life and works in the public eye /

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Includes bibliographical references and index.Contemporaries -- The Bright's of Sheffield -- The Bright Family -- The early years 1880 -- 1891 -- Mrs. Knatchbull 1892 -- 1900 -- The Dancing Girl 1900 -- 1907 -- London Calling 1908 -- 1920 -- Return to the Country 1920 -- 1939 -- Swansong 1940 -- 1951 -- Women in Music Today -- Major Works -- Catalogue Raisonné 2021 -- Appendices. Appendix 1. Dora Bright Family Tree ; Appendix 2. Music written by Maurice Delara Bright (1825 -- 1902) ; Appendix 3. Royal Academy of music Prizes ; Appendix 4. Dedicated Works ; Appendix 5. Recorded Works."This book offers the first full-length study of Bright's inspirational life and work. It takes the reader from the arrival of Dora Bright's grandfather in Sheffield in 1769 through to her death in 1951. Through a rich variety of archival materials, it provides a public perspective on the life of this important, but now little-known, musician and composer"--