Jane Corner Young

For other people named Jane Young, see Jane Young (disambiguation).

Jane Corner Young (March 25, 1915 – March 9, 2001)[1] was an American composer,[2] music therapist, and pianist.[3] She was born in Athens, Ohio, and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from Ohio University in 1936. She completed a master of music degree in piano and composition in 1953 at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Young studied piano[4] with Beryl Rubinstein and Arthur Loesser; composition with Marcel Dick; and Dalcroze eurythmics with Elsa Findlay and Ann Lombardo.[5]

Young taught privately and in public schools for over 27 years, and was a faculty member at the Cleveland Institute of Music. She chaired the Cleveland Composers' Guild when it was formed in 1957,[6] and also served as the director of music therapy at Hawthornden State Hospital (today known as Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare) in Northfield, Ohio.[5]

Young's awards include:

  • Ohio University Music Fellowship (1942)
  • Cleveland Institute Alumni Award (in composition; 1961) [7]
  • Mu Phi Epsilon (winner, composition contest; 1971)

Young's compositions include:[8]

Chamber

  • Essences (for two violins; won 1961 Cleveland Institute Alumni Award)[5]

Piano

  • Andante Espressivo
  • Caprice (1976)
  • Children's Picture Pieces
  • Dramatic Soliloquy (1961)
  • First Journey
  • Five Duets for Matched Students
  • Five Tone Thoughts and Summary (won 1971 Mu Phi Epsilon Composition Contest)
  • Four Recital Pieces (The Chase; Patterns; Shadows; Waltz)
  • I Won't Go
  • Piano Gambol
  • Schumanniana (1974)
  • Two Humorous PIeces (Going Away; March for Clowns)
  • Two Short Studies (Counting; Two Melodies)
  • Two Study Pieces (Half Steps; Whole Steps)
  • Variations on an American Sea Shanty
  • Yesterday/Today

Vocal

[9]

  • Blues Art Song: Who There to Know
  • Captive (with L. Kenney)
  • Fantasy (with L. Kenney)
  • How I Like a Wild Tame Bird (with piano)
  • (The) Story of Fay (with bassoon, flute, oboe, piano, trumpet, violin and zither)
  • Such is Her Love (with piano)
  • Untidy Sun (with L. Kenney)
  • We People Song Cycle (with cello and piano)

References

  1. ^ "Online #genealogy #research at MyTrees.com". MyTrees.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  2. ^ Zaimont, Judith Lang, ed. (1987). The musical woman : an international perspective. Vol. II 1984-1985. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-23588-0. OCLC 18439119.
  3. ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
  4. ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Hennessee, Don A. (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
  5. ^ a b c Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). "Young, Jane Corner". International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Vol. II (Second, revised and enlarged ed.). New York: R.R. Bowker. p. 772. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.
  6. ^ Van Tassel, David D.; Grabowski, John J., eds. (1987). The encyclopedia of Cleveland history. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-31303-1. OCLC 15696113.
  7. ^ Anderson, Ruth (1976). Contemporary American composers : a biographical dictionary. Boston: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-1117-0. OCLC 2035024.
  8. ^ Oja, Carol (1982). American Music Recordings. New York: Institute for Studies at American Music Conservatory of Music.
  9. ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1984). International discography of women composers. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-24272-0. OCLC 10324568.