Annie Maria Grimson 1870-1949 and her musical family

Started by giles.enders, Sunday 15 May 2016, 15:09

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Annie Maria Grimson Born Pimlico, London 4.9.1870  Died London 9.10.1949

A rather unusual posting, as some while ago on this forum Annie was listed as having composed a symphony.  I have been unable to trace it but she aroused my interest as there were few symphonies by women from that time. 
Her family are particularly interesting:

Her father was;
Samuel Dean Grimson  1842-7.4.1922  He and his wife had eight children, seven of whom were musicians and some composed.  Samuel D. was a violinist and viola player and was prominent in the London orchestra and chamber music scene between 1870-90.  He also wrote a 'First book for violin.  After the death of his first wife he married a woman who was younger than his children.

Annie Maria Grimson was the eldest of the eight.  She was initially taught by her father and subsequently attended The Royal College of Music and later studied piano under Tobias Matthay. She was principally a pianist but also composed.  In the summer of 1912 she married Joseph Haywallis a retired architect aged 78, he died the following Spring.  She was considerably younger than his children.  She later went to live with her stepmother and sister Amy.

Orchestral

Symphony

Chamber

Nocturne for violin and piano  1892  pub. by Augener & Co.
Canzona for violin and piano  1898  pub. by C. Woodhouse
Three pieces for cello and piano;  Waltz in C, March in G, Slumber Song in G  pub. by Weekes & Co,

Piano

Consolation  pub. by Goodwin & Tabb


Amy Jane Grimson  Born Pimlico  11.9.1872  Died 1935

She trained at The Royal College of Music and later with Tobias Matthay for piano.  She was a pianist and cellist

Jessie Grimson  Born Pimlico  26.11.1873  Died Notting Hill, 19.10.1954

She trained as a violinist at The Royal College of Music under August Wilhelmj, Henry Holmes and Richard Gopertz.  She married her cellist , husband Edward Mason in 1905.  He was killed in 1915.  Jessie was the first violinist member of the Queen's Hall orchestra and subsequently formed the Jessie Grimshaw Quartet. 

Dean Grimson  born and died in 1875

Ellen Elizabeth  Born Pimlico  1877  Died 1941.  She was a pianist and is sometimes referred to as Nelly Grimson.

Samuel Grimson    Born 7.1.1879  Died 1955 

Song

'The Wild flower shower'
'International Flag Ball'  pub. by J Church & Co

Robert Alfred Grimson  Born 27.2.1881  Died 1953  He trained at the Royal College of music and later in Berlin.  His principal instrument was the cello though he was a proficient organist. After leaving  Berlin he joined the staff of the Basle Conservatory, at some time returning permanently to the UK.

Harold Bonarius Grimson  Born 1882  Died  1917.  He was a pupil of Emile Sauret and August Wilhelmj.  His instrument was the violin and he subsequently became the leader of the Torquay Orchestra.

I suspect there are many more compositions by some members of the the family.  Perhaps members may know more.