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Gena Branscombe
7+ albums
20th Centurywomen composers
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Gena Branscombe (4 November 1881 – 26 July 1977) was a Canadian pianist, composer, music educator and choir conductor who lived and worked in the United States. Gena Branscombe was born 4 November 1881 in Picton, Ontario. Her musical talent was apparent at an early age. She studied piano and harmony with local teachers. In addition, she had an easy ability improvising and sight reading. Gena entered high school at age eleven and graduated by age fourteen. With her musical talent and drive to succeed, the decision was made to send her to college for a music degree. With her mother as moral support for one year, Branscombe moved to Chicago in 1896 where she was accepted at the Chicago Musical College. Chicago became her home for the next eleven years as she became financially self-sufficient through her accompanying, teaching private piano lessons and having her songs published. In 1900 and 1901, she won gold medals in composition from the college. After graduation, she joined the faculty of the Chicago Musical College. Of great influence to her life and compositional style were three teachers. Swiss born pianists, composer and conductor Rudolph Ganz was Branscombe's piano teacher. Private composition lessons were taken with Felix Borowski. No doubt his deep appreciation of the rich, lush and complex harmonies of the German Romantic era greatly influenced Branscombe's compositions. Her harmonies are intricate, rooted in the understanding of how dissonance and resolution affe
top songs
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A Memory (Arr. W. Happich for Orchestra)
322The Squirrel's Party
323Serenade
94An Old Love Tale - Arr. for Guitar by Emily Shaw
95Sonata in A minor for Violin and Piano
56Love is a Life: I thought once how Theocritus had sung
27Love is a Life: The face of all the world is changed
18One Sunny Day In Naples, For Piano
19A Woodsy Nymph Came Dancing, For Piano
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