Amy Elsie Horrocks

Amy Elise Horrocks (23 February 1867 – 4 December 1919), a life-long pacifist, was an English music educator, composer (particularly of songs) and pianist, born to English parents (Francis James Horrocks 8 July 1829 – 27 April 1913) and Hannah Horrocks (née Allen 1833 – 22 April 1913) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, where it is suggested that Francis Horrocks was constructing tramways. Amy had an elder sister, Marian, also born in Brazil, but who died there in 1862 aged 1 year. Contrary to one report, she did not have a brother. She had a close association with the Royal Academy of Music as both a student, teacher and Fellow and enjoyed a degree of professional success, including several performances of her work at the Proms.

Birth and Death Data: Born (Rio Grande do Sul (state in the South Region of Brazil)), Died 1920 (http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/353c9bb99c5c3993f106b3d8a2c57498)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917

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-20672 10-in. 9/17/1917 The bird and the rose Herbert Witherspoon Bass vocal solo, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Horrocks, Amy Elsie," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111520.

Horrocks, Amy Elsie. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111520.

"Horrocks, Amy Elsie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111520

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