Christabel Baxendale
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Christabel Baxendale was an English
violinist and composer. She was active in the early 1900s and gave concerts in the London
area, sometimes assisted by her sister who was a singer.
English people
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violinist and composer. She was active in the early 1900s and gave concerts in the London
London
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area, sometimes assisted by her sister who was a singer.
Works
Baxendale composed mostly popular songs. Selected works include:- That Merry, Merry May (setting of a poem by Gerald MasseyGerald MasseyGerald Massey was an English poet and self-educated Egyptologist. He was born near Tring, Hertfordshire in England.-Biography:...
) - Plaintive Melody for violin or viola and piano (1951)
- Two little Eyes of blue
- You Came To Me