GERE, Florence Parr
Name:
GERE, Florence Parr (1875-1964)
Musical genre:
Solo Instrument, Vocal Music/Art Songs
Country of birth:
Canada
Country of location:
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Notes:
Florence Beatrice Parr Gere was a Canadian-born American pianist and composer. Gere wrote both music and lyrics for songs, with titles such as "A New World is Born" and "I Walked with Anguish in my Heart". Florence Parr Gere funded a contest, the Parr-Gere Music Poem Contest, with the Poetry Society of London. The annual prize was given to the best poem on the topic of music.
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