Amy Marcy Cheney Beach

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Composer
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Boston_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkbp:associatedWith Women's rights in music
American_music
gptkbp:birthDate September 5, 1867
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Henniker,_New_Hampshire,_USA
gptkbp:contribution Composed over 300 works
Promoted women's roles in classical music
Pioneered_American_symphonic_music
gptkbp:deathDate December 27, 1944
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:New_England_Conservatory_of_Music
gptkbp:genre Classical
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Amy Marcy Cheney Beach
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:American_folk_music
gptkb:European_classical_music
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Frédéric_Chopin
gptkb:Johannes_Brahms
gptkbp:instrument Organ
Piano
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Gaelic_Symphony
Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future generations of composers
Recognition of women in classical music
Inspiration for female musicians
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature First woman to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra in the U.S.
Honorary_Doctorate_from_Boston_University
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:The_Sea-Fairies
Three Characteristic Pieces
Four Songs for Voice and Piano
The Rose of the Winds
gptkbp:occupation Conductor
Pianist
Music educator
gptkbp:period Romantic
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkb:Naxos_Records
gptkb:RCA_Victor
gptkb:Vanguard_Records
gptkb:Albany_Records
gptkb:Centaur_Records
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Henry_Harris_Aubrey_Beach
gptkbp:style Rich harmonies
Complex structures
Lyrical melodies
gptkbp:website www.amybeach.org