Kathleen Lockhart Manning (b. 24 Oct 1890, d. 20 March 1951) was an American composer. She was born on a ranch in Hollywood, California

California

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, and studied piano and composition in Paris

Paris

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 with Moritz Moszkowski

Moritz Moszkowski

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, and later with Elizabeth Jordan Eichelberger and de Sales. She sang during the 1911-1912 season with the Hammerstein Opera Company in London

London

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 and also performed in the United States

United States

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. She died in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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Works

Lockhart was noted for vocal compositions and wrote her own text. Selected works include:

• Sketches of Paris song cycle
• Sketches of New York, song cycle
• Operetta in Mozartian Style
• For the Soul of Rafael
• Japanese Ghost Songs
• Chinese Impressions
• Two Sketches of Childhood
• The Tale the Garden Told
• Autumn Leaves
• Nostalgia
• The Truant
• Chinois
• Prayer
• Departed

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

• To The Mart Of Dreams: Songs By Kathleen Lockhart Manning, Vol. 1