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Emily Bruce Roelofson
Emily Bruce Roelofson (1832–1921) was an American composer, pianist, poet and singer. She composed songs and collections through at least opus number 15. Roelofson grew up in Cambridge,
Emily Bruce Roelofson (1832–1921) was an American composer, pianist, poet and singer. She composed songs and collections through at least opus number 15. Roelofson grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her father, Alec W. Bruce, was an organist and dry goods merchant. Roelofson and her three sisters performed as the Bruce vocal quartet. She married Frederic Eugene Roelofson and they had a son and a daughter. and S. Brainard Sons. Poetry *Forget Me Not (set to music by Alba Rosa Vietor) *Carpe Diem, opus 15 no. 6 (text from A Masque of Poets) *From the Close Shut Window, opus 15 no. 5 (text by James Russell Lowell) *Sands of O’Dee, opus 15 no. 1 *Sea Shell, opus 15 no. 2 (text by Richard Henry Stoddard) *Winter Song References
- Era
- Late Romantic
- From
- United States
- Known as
- writer, musician