Eva Ruth Spalding 19.12.1883 Born Blackheath, Kent (now London) Died 3.1969 Surrey
Eva was the youngest daughter1 of Henry Spalding and his second wife Ellen. He is described as a paper merchant and was clearly prosperous as they had several servants. Eva studied music at the Royal Academy of Music, London. She remained unmarried. She is a somewhat obscure figure, though she gets a brief mention in Cobbetts. She was a close contemporary of Susan Spain-Dunk and Ethel Scarborough.
Orchestral
Music for Strings
Chamber
String Quartet 1 pub. by Editions Maurice Senart
String Quartet 2 pub. by Editions Maurice Senart
String Quartet 3
String Quartet 4
String Quartet 5
Violin Sonata pub. by Mairice Senart
Violin Sonata
Violin Sonata 1952
Poeme for violin and piano pub. by Maurice Senart
Piano
Etude pour la main gauche pub. by Editions Maurice Senart
Prelude
Poeme
Song
Three melodies for voice and piano or strinq quartet: all published by Editions Maurice Senart
1. The Lamb words by Blake
2. The Litany words by Phineus Fletcher
3. Easter words by George Herbert
Three melodies for voice and piano;
1. Youth,Day, Old Age and Night words by Walt Whitman
2. A Clear Midnight words by Walt Whitman
3. The Lost Invocation
Une Plaint
La Passage du Printemps
Supirs words by Clara Walsh
Le Silence de l'eau words by Fernand Gregh
Oses-tu maintenant words by Walt Whitman
Quand je viendrai m'asseoir
Vers le soleil words by Charles van Leberghe
I have found it very difficult to find further information about Eva. Much more is known about her siblings. She was born while the family resided at 4 Manor Road, Blackheath. There was no probate on her estate which suggests she had very little to leave. She took a cruise to Las Palmas in 1930 and that is all I know. If anyone has any further information about her music or even a photograph I would like to hear from them.
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Half brothers:
1. Percy Spalding 1855
2. Walter Spalding 1856
3. Montague Spalding 1858
4. Frederick Spalding 1859
Siblings from second wife:
1. Henry Norman Spalding 1877
2. Kenneth Jay Spalding 1879-1962
3. Selma Nellie Spalding later Lady Lennard 1881-3.12.1965
4. Eva Ruth Spalding 12.1883-1969
I see that a violinist called Shulah Oliver has written a dissertation about Spalding. There's a contact link on her website:
http://www.shulaholiver.co.uk/