Amy Elsie Horrocks was an English

England

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 music educator, composer and pianist. She was born to English parents in Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

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, Brazil

Brazil

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, and in 1882 studied piano and composition at the Royal Academy of Music

Royal Academy of Music

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 with Adolf Schlösser and F.W. Davenport. She won the Potter Exhibition prize in 1888 and the Bennett Prize in 1889. After completing her studies she performed as a pianist and taught music in London

London

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Works

Horrocks composed music for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choral and solo voice. Selected works include:

• The bird and the rose for bass voice and orchestra, 1917
• Undine, Op. 16 for orchestra, 1867
• Twilight, a rêverie, for cello & piano
• Irish Melody, for cello & piano, Op. 17/1
• Country Dance, for cello & piano, Op. 17/2
• Piano Trio in B flat, 1897
• Sonata for cello and pianoforte, 1889

Her works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:

• Catherine Wilmers, Simon Marlow - A Cello Century Of British Women Composers Audio CD (August 22, 2000) Quicksilva Records, ASIN: B00004U5FS