Ethel Barns

Ethel Barns (05 December 1873 – 31 December 1948) was an English violinist, pianist and composer. She was born in London and entered the Royal Academy of Music at as a teenager, where she studied with Emile Sauret for violin, Ebenezer Prout for composition and Frederick Westlake for piano.

Barns made her debut as a violinist at The Crystal Palace in London in 1896, and toured in England and the United States. While on tour, Barns sometimes accompanied prominent opera singer, Adelina Patti. Barns was a member of the first council of the Society of Women Musicians, which was founded in 1911. Barns became a professor at the Royal Academy of Music and died in Maidenhead on 31 December 1948.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1874 (London), Died December 31, 1948 (Maidenhead)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1915

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-11264 10-in. 11/16/1911 Swing song Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor B-15880 10-in. 4/13/1915 Idylle May Mukle Cello solo, with piano composer  
Gramophone 6654e 10-in. 1907 Swing song Mischa Elman Violin solo, with piano composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barns, Ethel," accessed March 27, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108559.

Barns, Ethel. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108559.

"Barns, Ethel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 27 March 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108559

External Sources

Wikipedia: Ethel Barns

Discogs: Ethel Barns

Allmusic: Ethel Barns

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Barns, Ethel, 1874-1948 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00090949

Wikidata: Ethel Barns - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5403071

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/48778881

MusicBrainz: Ethel Barns - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1b9df64e-c271-4760-bb8b-741d3cf64071

ISNI: 0000 0000 6159 3277 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000061593277

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