Alice Mary Meadows White [née Smith] (1839-1884) was born in London, England. Showing talent as a youth, she studied privately with William Sterndale Bennett and George Alexander Macfarren. She was elected Female Professional Associate of the Royal Philharmonic Society and an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music. Her music first published at age eighteen, she was an active composer until her death at age 45 from typhoid fever. Her compositions include two symphonies, four piano quartets, three string quartets, a clarinet sonata, six concert overtures, an operetta, cantatas, service music, anthems, songs, and part songs. Two of her anthems are the earliest known use of music by a woman composer in Church of England services (1864).

 

All are SATB and unaccompanied unless noted in VOICING column. A noting of “div” indicates some divisi within a part or parts, but usually not a true independent part throughout the work. Solos and accompaniment are also noted.

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TITLE	VOICING	TEXT	REGION	LISTEN
Lover’s melancholy		John Ford	UK	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
Queen of Love		Francis Turner Palgrave	UK	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
Rock them, rock them!		Thomas Dekker		LISTEN X Stop audio before closing