Emma Lomax

British composer
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IntroBritish composer
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
isEducator Musician Composer Music educator
Work fieldAcademia Music
Gender
Female
Birth22 June 1873
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Biography

Louise Emily (Emma) Lomax (born 22 June 1873, d. 29 Aug 1963) was an English composer and pianist. She was born in Brighton, daughter of the curator of Brighton Free Library and Museum, and studied at the Brighton School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music in London. She was a Goring Thomas Scholar from 1907–10 and won the Lucas Silver Medal.
After completing her studies, Lomax taught theory and counterpoint at the Royal Academy of Music. She died in Brighton.

Works

Selected works include:

  • The Storm Bird, cantata (1902)
  • Prelude to Act II of The Marsh of Vervais

Lomax wrote professional articles including:

  • "Dr Ebenezer Prout -- and Bach," Music in Education, vol. 23 (July–August 1959), p. 76.

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