Shena Fraser
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Shena Eleanor Fraser was a Scottish
composer who also composed under her married name of Shena Neame and the pseudonym Sebastian Scott. She was born in Stirling
, Scotland
, and studied piano performance with Henry Wilson
, Maurice Sons and Herbert Howells
at the Royal College of Music
in London
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
composer who also composed under her married name of Shena Neame and the pseudonym Sebastian Scott. She was born in Stirling
Stirling
Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, and studied piano performance with Henry Wilson
Henry Wilson
Henry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts...
, Maurice Sons and Herbert Howells
Herbert Howells
Herbert Norman Howells CH was an English composer, organist, and teacher, most famous for his large output of Anglican church music.-Life:...
at the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Works
Selected works include:- Carillon, song cycle
- Full Fathom Five, song cycle
- Two Unison Songs, song cycle
- A lake and a fairy boat (Text: Thomas Hood)
- Before the paling of the stars (in Carillon) (Text: Christina Georgina Rossetti)
- It is the evening hour (Text: John Clare)
- Margaret has a milking-pail (in Two Unison Songs) (Text: Christina Georgina Rossetti)
- My Boy John (in Full Fathom Five) (Text: Sydney Thompson Dobell)
- On a winter's night long time ago (in Carillon) (Text: Hilaire Belloc)
- Red poppies (Text: William Sharp)
- Requiem (Text: Robert Louis Stevenson) ITA GER
- Sing me a song (Text: Christina Georgina Rossetti)
- The ferryman (Text: Christina Georgina Rossetti)
- To sea (in Full Fathom Five) (Text: Thomas Lovell Beddoes)
- Ferry me across the water as Sebastian Scott (Text: Christina Georgina Rossetti)