Josephine Crew Aylwin

Josephine Crew Aylwin (July 28, 1878 – after 1929) was an American composer and organist active during the 20th century.[1]

Life and career

Josephine Crew was born in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1878. She lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area during the early 1900s, where she was a noted composer.[2] In 1899, Crew married Robert Aylwin in Oakland, California.[3]

In 1912, The San Francisco Call published an article about the upcoming premiere of her cantata, Pied Piper of Hamelin, describing the piece as "among the notable works of the year".[4] She was a member of the National League of American Pen Women, and was awarded their composition prize in 1929 for her work entitled Adagio.[5] Aylwin was also the president of the Etude Club in 1911.[6]

Aylwin composed primarily vocal works, including two cantatas, at least one opera, and songs for voice and piano, although she also wrote chamber music, such as her piano trio.[2]

Selected works

Songs

Opera

  • The Strike, comic opera (premiered in San Francisco, 1919)[7]

Choral works

  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin, cantata (pub. 1912)[8]

Chamber music

  • Piano Trio

References

  1. ↑ "MusicSack / Music Sack". ia800904.us.archive.org. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Local Composer Gives Concert". Oakland Tribune. December 13, 1911. p. 12.
  3. ↑ "Approaching Nuptials". Oakland Tribune. July 19, 1899. p. 3.
  4. ↑ "Josephine Crew Aylwin Completes New Cantata". The San Francisco Call. November 13, 1912. p. 21.
  5. ↑ "Prize Winner". Oakland Tribune. March 12, 1929. p. 14.
  6. ↑ "Clubwomen Plan for Convention". The San Francisco Call. January 23, 1911. p. 13.
  7. ↑ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. New York: Books & Music USA. ISBN 978-0-9617485-2-4 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ Josephine Crew Aylwin; Robert Browning (1912). The Pied Piper of Hamelin; a cantata for women's voices with soli for soprano and contralt and accompaniment for pianoforte (musical score). Boston: C. W. Thompson. OCLC 28828549.
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