She was the first American woman to compose a symphony, and her works were performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. Her salary is unknown.
Amy Beach was an influential composer who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She is remembered for her many compositions, including Three Browning Songs, Op. 44. She was the first American woman to compose a symphony, and her works were performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. Her net worth is estimated to be $1 million, though her salary is unknown.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $1 million (2024)
About
Remembered for her numerous chamber, piano, choral, and art and folk music compositions, this late 19th and early 20th-century songwriter and concert pianist is perhaps most famous for her Three Browning Songs, Op. 44.
Before Fame
A musical prodigy, she could sing nearly four dozen songs by the age of one. As a toddler, she could improvise harmonies to her mother's melodies, and by age five, she was already composing music.
Trivia
Beginning in the 1880s, she was a frequent piano soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Family Life
Shortly after marrying a physician named Henry Harris Aubrey Beach, she composed a classical piece, the Mass in E-flat major, that launched her to fame.
Associated With
She was the only female member of the Second New England School of classical composers, a group that included Arthur Foote and Horatio Parker.
