Maria Lindsay

Maria Lindsay Bliss (15 May 1827 – 3 April 1898) was an English composer and songwriter. She was born in Wimbledon and married the Reverend John Worthington Bliss in 1858. She was one of the first women to achieve commercial success as an English songwriter in the 19th century, obtaining an exclusive contract with publisher Robert Cocks in London. She died in Betteshanger, Kent.[1][2]

Works

Lindsay composed sacred and popular songs, often using contemporary poetry as text. Selected works include:

References

  1. Hughes, Rupert (1912). Music lovers' cyclopedia: containing a pronouncing and defining.
  2. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  3. "Composer: Maria Lindsay (fl. 1875)". Retrieved 5 January 2011.
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