Mary Turner Salter

Mary Elizabeth Turner Salter (15 March 1856 – 12 September 1938) was an American soprano and composer. She was born in Peoria, Illinois, the daughter of Jonathan and Mary E. Hinds Turner. Turner graduated from Burlington High School in Burlington, Iowa, and the Boston College of Music, and then worked as a voice teacher at Wellesley College and performed in churches. In 1881 she married Sumner Salter. She died in Orangeburg, New York. She was one of the founding members of the American Society of Women Composers.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 15, 1856 (Peoria), Died September 12, 1938 (Orangeburg)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	C-11340	12-in.	12/7/1911	The cry of Rachel	Ernestine Schumann-Heink	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Salter, Mary Turner," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116353.

Salter, Mary Turner. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116353.

"Salter, Mary Turner." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.

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