Lucas, Mary Anderson
Lucas, Mary Anderson
Lucas, Mary Anderson, English composer; b. London, May 24, 1882; d. there, Jan. 14, 1952. She studied piano at the Dresden Cons, and at the Royal Academy of Music in London, then had composition lessons from R.O. Morris, H. Howells, and M. Jacobson. She adopted an advanced harmonic style of composition. Her works include a ballet, Sawdust (1941), which had considerable success, as well as 6 string quartets, Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Rhapsody for Flute, Cello, and Piano, and many songs.
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