Louise E. Simpson Stairs (March 24, 1892 - November 1975) [1] was an American composer, [2] organist, [3] and pianist, who sometimes published under the pseudonym Sidney Forrest. [4] [5] She composed several cantatas, as well as piano and vocal works for children.
Stairs was born in Troupsburg, New York, [6] to Alice Clare Stephens and Colonel Ellsworth Simpson. She married Alpheus Wade Stairs on September 3, 1912, and they had a daughter (Ruth). [1] Little is known about Stairs’ education. Her music was published by Carl Fischer Music, [7] Hall-Mack Co., [8] Oliver Ditson, [9] and Theodore Presser Co. [10] Her compositions include:
- Advent Prayer [13]
- Arietta [13]
- Bright and Morning Star [13]
- He Shall Be Their Shepherd [13]
- Manger’s Gift [13]
- Master Call [13]
- Sabbath Morning [13]
- White Lillies [13]
- Clocks in the Hall (with E. B. Marks) [9]
- Floating Clouds [11]
- Peach Blooms [14]
- Soldiers at Play [11]
- Sunday Morning [15]
- To Whit, To Whoo [11]
- Uncle Ben [16]
- “His Loving Call” [8]
- “Hush-a-bye Dolly” [10]
- “Finding Fairies” [12]
- “Lazy Frog” [17]
- “Lift Up Your Heads” [11]
- “Lord, Speak to Me” (text by Frances Ridley Havergal) [18]
- “Nest of Baby Bunnies” [19]
- “Robin Redbreast’s Song” [20]
- “Robin’s Song” [21]
- “Sailboats” [22]
- “So Longeth My Soul for Thee” [11]
- “There is an Eye that Never Sleeps” [11]
- “When the Robin Sings” [9]
- “Woodland Concert” [14]
- ^ a b "Louise E. Stairs". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
- ^ Anderson, Ruth (1976). Contemporary American composers : a biographical dictionary. Boston: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-1117-0. OCLC 2035024.
- ^ Room, Adrian (2014-01-10). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5763-2.
- ^ Burns, Kristine Helen (2002). Women and Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-1-57356-309-3.
- ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
- ^ a b "The Light o'er Bethlehem". www.carlfischer.com. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ a b "Hymns of Pentecost 31. There's a gentle voice that's calling | Hymnary.org". hymnary.org. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ a b c Musart. 1953.
- ^ a b Stairs, Louise E.; Stairs, Louise E. (1940). Hush - a - bye, Dolly. Theodore Presser Co.
- ^ a b c d e f g Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN 978-0-9617485-1-7.
- ^ a b Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1941.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Louise E. Stairs". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ a b Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-8498-4. OCLC 6815939.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1950). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1939.
- ^ The Music Magazine/Musical Courier. 1951.
- ^ Claghorn, Charles Eugene (1996). Women composers and songwriters : a concise biographical dictionary. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-585-03162-2. OCLC 42329817.
- ^ Music Clubs Magazine: Official Organ. The Federation. 1952.
- ^ Music Clubs Magazine. National Federation of Music Clubs. 1950.
- ^ Music Clubs Magazine. National Federation of Music Clubs. 1939.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1963). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
Louise E. Simpson Stairs (March 24, 1892 - November 1975) [1] was an American composer, [2] organist, [3] and pianist, who sometimes published under the pseudonym Sidney Forrest. [4] [5] She composed several cantatas, as well as piano and vocal works for children.
Stairs was born in Troupsburg, New York, [6] to Alice Clare Stephens and Colonel Ellsworth Simpson. She married Alpheus Wade Stairs on September 3, 1912, and they had a daughter (Ruth). [1] Little is known about Stairs’ education. Her music was published by Carl Fischer Music, [7] Hall-Mack Co., [8] Oliver Ditson, [9] and Theodore Presser Co. [10] Her compositions include:
- Advent Prayer [13]
- Arietta [13]
- Bright and Morning Star [13]
- He Shall Be Their Shepherd [13]
- Manger’s Gift [13]
- Master Call [13]
- Sabbath Morning [13]
- White Lillies [13]
- Clocks in the Hall (with E. B. Marks) [9]
- Floating Clouds [11]
- Peach Blooms [14]
- Soldiers at Play [11]
- Sunday Morning [15]
- To Whit, To Whoo [11]
- Uncle Ben [16]
- “His Loving Call” [8]
- “Hush-a-bye Dolly” [10]
- “Finding Fairies” [12]
- “Lazy Frog” [17]
- “Lift Up Your Heads” [11]
- “Lord, Speak to Me” (text by Frances Ridley Havergal) [18]
- “Nest of Baby Bunnies” [19]
- “Robin Redbreast’s Song” [20]
- “Robin’s Song” [21]
- “Sailboats” [22]
- “So Longeth My Soul for Thee” [11]
- “There is an Eye that Never Sleeps” [11]
- “When the Robin Sings” [9]
- “Woodland Concert” [14]
- ^ a b "Louise E. Stairs". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
- ^ Anderson, Ruth (1976). Contemporary American composers : a biographical dictionary. Boston: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-1117-0. OCLC 2035024.
- ^ Room, Adrian (2014-01-10). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5763-2.
- ^ Burns, Kristine Helen (2002). Women and Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-1-57356-309-3.
- ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
- ^ a b "The Light o'er Bethlehem". www.carlfischer.com. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ a b "Hymns of Pentecost 31. There's a gentle voice that's calling | Hymnary.org". hymnary.org. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ a b c Musart. 1953.
- ^ a b Stairs, Louise E.; Stairs, Louise E. (1940). Hush - a - bye, Dolly. Theodore Presser Co.
- ^ a b c d e f g Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN 978-0-9617485-1-7.
- ^ a b Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1941.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Louise E. Stairs". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ a b Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-8498-4. OCLC 6815939.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1950). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1939.
- ^ The Music Magazine/Musical Courier. 1951.
- ^ Claghorn, Charles Eugene (1996). Women composers and songwriters : a concise biographical dictionary. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-585-03162-2. OCLC 42329817.
- ^ Music Clubs Magazine: Official Organ. The Federation. 1952.
- ^ Music Clubs Magazine. National Federation of Music Clubs. 1950.
- ^ Music Clubs Magazine. National Federation of Music Clubs. 1939.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1963). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.