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Late Romantic (~1860 – 1920) English

BRIGHT, Dora

Born in Ecclesall Bierlow, York, August 16, 1862 
Died in London, Nov 16, 1951 

Sometimes this composer is known by her married name, Dora Knatchbull. 

  • Bright was an English composer, concert pianist, and music critic. 
  • Bright studied piano and composition at the Royal College of Music, where she and Edward German were part of the same artistic circle. 
  • After her marriage to Wyndham Knatchbull, she transitioned away from public performances and toward more composition and working as a music critic.1

Biography from the British Music Collection 

Sources

  1. Sophie Fuller, “Bright [Knatchbull], Dora,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed November 24, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000045631.