Rebecca Clarke was forced to leave home at a young age after a conflict with her father, which led to the interruption of her composition studies.
Composer Biography
Rebecca Clarke became one of the first women to join a professional ensemble, the Queen's Hall Orchestra, in 1912 under Sir Henry Wood.
Composer Biography
Rebecca Clarke, born in the UK, spent most of her life in the United States and was admitted to the Royal College of Music in 1908 as one of the first female composition students of Sir Charles Stanford.
Composition History
Rebecca Clarke's Viola Sonata (1919) was submitted anonymously to a competition sponsored by American patron Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, and the judges were astonished to discover the composer was a woman.
Critical Reception
In the post-World War II years, Rebecca Clarke's essentially tonal compositions were deemed 'outdated,' but her work was rediscovered in the 1970s with the resurgence of tonality and interest in women composers.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Rebecca Clarke's music blends impressionist influences with a distinctive voice, pure melodic lines, and a profound sense of the sacred, evoking religious processions and choral chants.
Album & Artwork
Fashion designer Milijana Jankovich created a visual counterpart for this album using sustainable luxury pieces that incorporate vintage, hand-embroidered folk costumes from Eastern Serbia.
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