Alma Goatley Temple-Smith (1887 – 27 August 1969) was an English musician and composer. From 1935 to 1936, she was president of the
Society of Women Musicians.
Early life
Alma Goatley was born in
Savoie, and raised in London, the daughter of British parents Grafton Goatley and Louisa Goatley. She won the Chappell Pianoforte Prize in 1911 at the
Royal Academy of Music.[1][2]
Career
Goatley composed music for recital songs and as settings for poems.[1][3] She also taught harmony at
Redhill,[4] and performed as a diseuse at the piano.[5] A 1919 reviewer found her "charming, both in her singing and in her fascinating humour."[6] In 1922, she was one of the composers featured at a concert of works by women composers in London, sharing the bill with composers including
Ethel Smyth and
Katharine Emily Eggar.[7] She was president of the Society of Women Musicians from 1935 to 1936, during its "jubilee" year.[8]
"Shall I be afraid?" (1942, lyrics by Dorothy Dickinson)[40]
Personal life
Alma Goatley married furniture designer Hamilton Temple-Smith in 1920. They had two sons; their elder son, John Grafton Temple-Smith, had a career in film.[41][42] She died in 1969, in her seventies, in London.
Alma Goatley Temple-Smith (1887 – 27 August 1969) was an English musician and composer. From 1935 to 1936, she was president of the
Society of Women Musicians.
Early life
Alma Goatley was born in
Savoie, and raised in London, the daughter of British parents Grafton Goatley and Louisa Goatley. She won the Chappell Pianoforte Prize in 1911 at the
Royal Academy of Music.[1][2]
Career
Goatley composed music for recital songs and as settings for poems.[1][3] She also taught harmony at
Redhill,[4] and performed as a diseuse at the piano.[5] A 1919 reviewer found her "charming, both in her singing and in her fascinating humour."[6] In 1922, she was one of the composers featured at a concert of works by women composers in London, sharing the bill with composers including
Ethel Smyth and
Katharine Emily Eggar.[7] She was president of the Society of Women Musicians from 1935 to 1936, during its "jubilee" year.[8]
"Shall I be afraid?" (1942, lyrics by Dorothy Dickinson)[40]
Personal life
Alma Goatley married furniture designer Hamilton Temple-Smith in 1920. They had two sons; their elder son, John Grafton Temple-Smith, had a career in film.[41][42] She died in 1969, in her seventies, in London.