Amy Elise Horrocks born 23.2.1867 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - died 1916
Born to English parents, her father Francis J. Horrocks was in Brazil on business. Amy was subsequently brought to England.
She studied piano and composition under Adolf Schloesser and Francis W. Davenport at the Royal Academy, London.
She won the Potter exhibition prize in 1888 and the Bennett prize in 1889. She married Nicholas Paramythioti in 1903. They later moved to France where their two children1 were born.
Her brother James also composed a few pieces.
Orchestral
Legend 'Undine' Op.16 1897
'Romaunt of the Page' orchestral ballade 1899
'An Idyll of New Year's Eve' incidental music 1890
Variations for piano and strings Op.11 1895 ( version of piano quartet)
Chamber
Piano quartet - Eight variations on an original theme Op.11 1893
Piano trio in B flat 1897
'Cradle Song and Scherzo la mazurka for violin and piano Op.12 1893 pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd.
'Rigaudon' for violin and piano 1900 pub. by Augener Ltd.
Sonatina in G for violin and piano
Three pieces for violin and piano - Barcarolle, Elegie, Masjurka Op.34 1900 pub. by Schott & Co.
Cello Sonata 1889
Cello Sonata in G Op.7 1896 pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd.
'Irish Melody' for cello and piano Op.17/1 1894 pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd.
'Country Dance' for cello and piano Op.17/2 1894 pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd.
'Twilight' reverie for cello and piano 1901 (taken from 'Songs for Children) pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd.
Piano
Berceuse Op.4/1, Waltz Op.4/2 pub. by Augener Ltd.
Two pieces for piano - 'Tale of the Sea' and 'Valse' 1915 pub. by Chappell.
Six pieces for piano - Boat Song, Minuet, Romance, Spinning Song, Waltz, Mazurka Op.14 1894
Cantata
'The Winds' for treble voices Op.22 1898 words by M C Gillingham pub. by Joseph Williams Ltd
'The Wild Swan'
'Spring Morning'
Song
Bonnie wee Thing words by R Burns
The Bird and the Rose for bass voice and orchestra words by R S Hitchens 1895
Amoret 1898 words by Lord Byron pub. by Boosey & Co.
Ashes of Roses two part song words by E Goodall
At Peep of Dawn three part song words by C Scollard1891
Blow, blow, though Winter Wind three part song words by W Shakespeare
The Blackbird - two part song for womens voices words by M C Gillington
The Cuckoo - duet for female voices words by M C Gillington 1905 pub. by Augener & Co.
The Nightingale words by F E Weatherly1897 pub. Boosey & Co.
Says the Nightingale duet words by M C Gillington
A Skylark's Wooing two part song words by M C Gillington
Constant Love 1890 pub. by Stanley Lucas, Weber & Co.
Cottage Cradle words by Lord Byron
The Daisy, lullaby two part song words by Lord Byron 1908
The Dancers two part song words by M C Gillington 1905 pub. by Augener & Co.
Dead Hope two part song words by Christina Rossetti1913
The Dustman words by Lord Byron 1904 pub. by Boosey & Co.
The Fairy Cobbler two part song for womens voices words by M C Gillington1898 pub. by Augener & Co.
The Forest Slumber duet for female voices words by M C Gillington
Golden Eyes words by A Lang1899 pub. by Boosey & Co.
Harebell Curfew duet for female voices words by Lord Byron 1899 pub. by Augener & Co.
The Hotspur words by Lord Byron 1900 pub. by Boosey & Co.
An Indian Lullaby words by M C Gillington 1899 pub. by Houghton & Co.
Two lyrics: Forget-me-not , An Idle Poet words by H Robertson
To Althea, from Prison words by R Lovelace
If I had a Court and Castle words by M C Gillington 1913 pub. by J. Williams & Co.
July the Pedler vocal duet words by N Hopper 1899 pub. by Chappell & Co.
Lady Moon words by Lord Byron pub. by Boosey & Co.
Love's Requiem - with cello obligato words by M C Gillington 1894 pub. by J Williams & Co.
A Lullaby words by Mrs G Byron 1895 pub. by J Williams & Co.
Mayday Morn words by M C Gillingham 1905 pub. by Augener & Co.
Prithee, Maiden words by S Lever
Six songs; Op.10/1. When I see you, /2. The Winter is past, /3. First Love, /4. Forget-me-not, /5. The Answer, /6. Oh! Bonny was yon rosy briar!
Two Fairy Songs for soprano female chorus, strings, harp and triangle Op.13 1. Elfin Sleep song, 2. The Fairy Threall words by M C Gillington
The Return of May choral trio for female voices words by Mrs Hemans
Eight two part canons; To Music to becalm his fever Op.15/1, A Spring Day Op.15/2, A Garden Op.15/3, Summer Changes Op.15/4, When Mortals are at rest Op.15/5, Rose Op.15/6, Christmas Carol Op.15/7, Dirge of the Year Op.15/8
Bloom, O my Rose words by W S Landor Op.18/1, Summer words by Christina Rossetti Op.18/2, Bitter for Sweet Op.18/3, Hate words by H M Waithman Op.18/4, Another Spring words by Christina Rossetti Op.18/5, On the Pond words by F Schloesser Op.18/6
The Lady of Shalott for voice, piano, violin and cello words by Tennyson 1899 ( also for voice and piano only) pub. by Boosey & Co.
Child's Talk in April words by Christina Rossetti - duet for female voices pub. by Augener & Co.
The Daisy - duet for female voices with piano words by W Wordsworth
A Midsummer Song words by M C Gillington 1891 pub. by Stanley Lucas & Weber & Co.
My Little Home words by Lord Byron 1914 pub. by Chappell & Co.
My Love is a slumb'ring Flower words by M C Gillington 1913 pub. by J Williams & Co.
My Love will ne'er forsake me words by Mrs G Byron 1895 pub. by J Williams & Co.
The Night has a thousand eyes canon words by F W Bourdillon 1899
On a Nankin Plate words by A Dobson 1896 pub. by Chappell & Co.
Philomel and the Aloe Flower words by A Webster pub. by J Williams & Co. 1902
The Ragged Robin two part song words by Lord Byron
The Recompense with cello obligato words by Lord Byron pub. by Boosey & Co. 1898
The Rigadoon words by Lord Byron ( also version for violin and piano) 1901
A Roman Spring Song words by Lord Byron 1896 pub. by Boosey & Co.
The Season for Wooing words by G S Aspinall
A Serenade three part song words by H M Waithman 1891
Sing Heigh-ho ! words by C Kingsley
Slumber song of the year two part song words by Lord Byron
A Spanish pastorale with flute obligato words by Lord Byron
A Summer Wish words by Christina Rossetti 1913
Spring in the Forest two part song words by Lord Byron
The Sun's the heart of the Sky words by A Webster 1902 pub. by J Williams & Co.
Sweet Dreams - cradle song duet words by W Blake 1900 pub. by Augener & Co.
The Sweet Spring words by T Nash 1904 pub. by Augener & Co.
To Violets words by Lord Byron duet 1899 pub. by Chappell & Co.
Weep you no more, sad Fountains duet 1904 pub. by Augener & Co.
Tragedy two part song words by M C Gillington
A Skylark's Wooing 23/1, April Showers Op.23/2, Hill Tops two part song. words by M C Gillington Op.23/3
The Baby Child of Mary - Spanish lullaby 1914
Six Greek Love songs 1899 pub. by Boosey & Co.
Six action songs; 1. The Marching Song, 2. The Blue Room, 3. The Weathercock, 4. The Flowers frocks, 5. Old Jack Frost, 6.The Soldier's Return
Nine action songs; 1. A Birdie's Plans, 2. The Fan Folk, 3. The Sleep Fairy, 4. Dolly's Distress, 5. Impecunious, 6. The Beetle and the Dormouse, 7. The Flower Circus, 8. The Town mouse and the Country mouse, 9. The Butterfly's Wedding
More action songs: Picture Story Books The Discontented Bunny, Travellers Tales words by M C Gillington
Four songs; 1. My Lady Wind, 2. The Shepherd, 3. The Babes in the Wood, 4. The Lamb
Four songs; 1. The old woman and her broom, 2. Sleep, baby sleep, 3. Cock Robin's serenade, 4. Up in the morning early
Four songs: 1. The Flower's Mother, 2. A little Spring song, 3. Queen Mab, 4. Adventure
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John Paramythioti 1904
Pamela Paramythioti 1906
Do we know whether any of her orchestral music has survived?
1916 - I see after 1915-ca.1920 (by April 1920 or so, in Paris), when her obituary appeared in Etude Magazine) from sundry sources, is 1916 now more certain?
Is op.7 a cello sonata (as it was published by Williams ca.1896), a violin sonata, or both?
Re orchestral music- doing a quick check of my own sources :) before I go to do some work...
I only see the voice and piano version of the 1917? The Bird and the Rose (which may have also been published with orchestra, according to Wikipedia. A version with piano is scanned online.)
Correction- Bird and the Rose (by "Amy Elise Horrocks", a sometimes-used variant of her name) published by Boosey as a voice/piano song (3 voice types) prob. in the 1890s (published by White, Smith in the US in 1894, so that's a good estimate), scored for orchestra and performed in 1917 in that form it would seem... don't know where the whereabouts of the orchestral parts are, just now.
Three of the cello pieces (Twilight and the opus 17 pieces) have been recorded, fwiw :) (ASV CD) (along with The Bird and the Rose on a 1918 Victrola record and something else in 1923.)
Quite a lot of her songs, other vocal items, solo piano and chamber pieces were published, and copies are in various libraries (see: www.copac.ac.uk (http://www.copac.ac.uk)), including, of course, the British Library, which has a copy of the piano 4-hands reduction of "Undine", but no orchestral scores that I can see,,, which makes me think they remained in MS and may have perished.
Hrm. Maybe copies of the parts (of Undine) were preserved by the orchestra that performed it (in February - 6th I think - 1897, at the Proms?) I don't know how likely, but...
(not listed in the Proms archive online, though 3 other works of hers are, one of them orchestral - "The Romaunt of the Page" conducted by Henry Wood on October 6 1899.).
This report on Undine in The Athenaeum, Feb.13 1897, page 222 and a few other sources I think seems to refer to a different series of "Promenade Concerts" as has been mentioned if I recall...)
That said, how about "The Romaunt of the Page" too... :)
With the anniversary of her death next year, I am wondering if members have any biographical information about her. I have only the most basic information about her.
The Wikipedia page for Amy Horrocks has been updated
Thanks - and welcome to UC!
I have looked at the Wikipedia entry and sadly it adds very little to my original post. My questions are:
Where did she receive her early music education before entering the RA ?
Where did she perform as a pianist ?
What did she win the Potter and Brinsmead prizes for ?
Where and when did she die ?
Most of her compositions were written before she married
The 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription lists her father, Francis J Horrocks, born Dover 1830, as: Retired Brazil Merct
- that would explain why her parents were in Brazil and why she was born there. She herself is also listed: Amy E Horrocks, Daughter, Single, Female 34, Birth: 1867 (No birthplace given), Occupation: Professor Of Music