Antha Minerva Virgil

Antha Minerva Patchen Virgil Bergman (c. 1852-1939) was an American author, composer,[1] and music educator[2] who helped develop and patent the Virgil silent practice keyboard, also known as the Virgil clavier.[3] She used the name "Antha M. Virgil" professionally.

Antha was born in Elmira, New York, to Minerva Ruth Cole and Uriah Patchen.[4] Little is known about her education following her graduation from high school in Burlington, Iowa.[5] She began teaching piano at Almon Kincaid Virgil's music conservatory in Burlington in 1877, then married Almon in 1878.[6] In 1879, they moved to Peoria, Illinois, where they opened a music school which continued for four years.[7]

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  2. ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
  3. ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Cole Family Ancestry". Angelfire. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  5. ^ Who's who in America. Marquis Who's Who. 1911.
  6. ^ The Piano Quarterly. Piano Quarterly, Incorporated. 1984.
  7. ^ Palmieri, Robert (2004). The Piano: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94964-8.