Elna Sherman

Daisy Elna Sherman (12 October 1888 - September 1964)[1] was a composer,[2] musicologist, and teacher with a special interest in Thomas Hardy.[3]

Sherman was born in Massachusetts[4] to Alice M. “Daisy” Fairchild and Sidney Algernon Sherman. Her mother Alice was a music teacher[5] who also composed at least one song.[6] Sherman earned two degrees at the Institute of Musical Art[7][8] and also studied with Helen Hopekirk[9] and in London.[7]

Sherman taught at the Institute of Musical Art[7] and Boston University College of Music.[10] In 1936, Sherman was able to interview Hardy’s second wife, Florence Dugdale, who told her that Hardy had always wanted to be a musician.[11]

Sherman belonged to The American Composers Alliance of New York, the Musical Association in London, and the Society of Women Musicians.[7] Her works were published by Associated Music Publishers,[8] Oxford University Press,[3] and E. C. Schirmer.[12] Her publications include:

  1. ^ Sherman, Elna. "www.ancestry.com". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
  3. ^ a b Sherman, E. (1940-04-01). "Thomas Hardy: lyricist, symphonist". Music and Letters. 21 (2): 143–171. doi:10.1093/ml/XXI.2.143. ISSN 0027-4224.
  4. ^ Heinrich, Adel (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers : an annotated catalog. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-38790-6. OCLC 650307517.
  5. ^ Sherman, Alice (9 Feb 1945). "The Boston Globe". Newspapers.com. p. 22. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  6. ^ Thrasher, Herbert Chandler (1942). 250 Years of Music in Providence, Rhode Island, 1636-1886. Rhode Island Federation of music clubs.
  7. ^ a b c d Music Clubs Magazine. National Federation of Music Clubs. 1939.
  8. ^ a b The Juilliard Review. Juilliard School of Music. 1956.
  9. ^ Roberts, Hannah. A stylistic and performance analysis of selected solo piano compositions by Helen Hopekirk. OCLC 1315756736.
  10. ^ Statistical Report. The Trustees. 1950.
  11. ^ Sonneck, Oscar George Theodore (1979). The Musical quarterly.
  12. ^ "Sherman, Elna - Ten Anglo-American Folk-Songs and Ballads for 2 recorders". www.boosey.com. Retrieved 2022-05-26.