Smyth, Dame Ethel Mary - Facts from the Encyclopedia - Yahoo! Education
Yahoo! Education > Reference > Encyclopedia > Smyth, Dame Ethel Mary

Encyclopedia: Smyth, Dame Ethel Mary


Reference
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Thesaurus
World Factbook
Spanish Dictionary
Anatomy
Conversion Calculator

Word of the Day
perfunctory
Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
Petersons.com
Add Word of the Day to your personalized My Yahoo! page:
Add to My Yahoo! View RSS Feed
About My Yahoo! and RSS »
 
Search Encyclopedia:


Columbia University Press
Smyth, Dame Ethel Mary
 (smīth) , 1858—1944, English composer, studied at the Leipzig Conservatory. Besides her many songs and chamber music she wrote operas, including The Wreckers (1906) and The Boatswain's Mate (1916), and a Mass in D (1893). In 1922 she was made Dame of the British Empire. Her autobiographical writings include Impressions That Remain (1919), Streaks of Life (1921), As Time Went On (1935), and What Happened Next (1940).