Mary Helena Synge Explained

Birth Date:8 July 1840
Instrument:Piano

Mary Helena Synge (8 July 1840 – 5 February 1917)[1] was an Irish composer,[2] pianist,[3] and singer[4] who spent many years in England, where she died.

Synge was born in Parsonstown to Margaret Jemima Saunders, Edward Synge, and a family of musicians and writers descended from the Archbishop Edward Synge.[5] Her cousin was the author John Millington Synge. Some of their correspondence is archived at Trinity College Dublin.[6]

Synge studied piano and singing at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.[7] She gave piano recitals throughout Ireland and England. A recital in London on 10 July 1883, received favourable reviews. She performed in Cork later that year, and at the Antient Concert Rooms in Dublin in 1893.[8]

Synge’s music was published by Ashdown & Parry, Weekes & Company, and Year Book Press of London.[9] Her compositions include:

Piano

Vocal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mary Helena Synge 1840-1917 - Ancestry®. 2021-09-30. www.ancestry.com. en-US.
  2. Book: Hixon, Donald L.. Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. 1993. Scarecrow Press. Don A. Hennessee. 0-8108-2769-7. 2nd. Metuchen, N.J.. 28889156.
  3. Book: British Biographical Archive: Series 2. 1991. K.G. Saur. 978-3-598-33630-0. en.
  4. Book: Stern, Susan. Women composers : a handbook. 1978. Scarecrow Press. 0-8108-1138-3. Metuchen, N.J.. 3844725.
  5. Book: Brown. James Duff. British Musical Biography: A Dictionary of Musical Artists, Authors, and Composers Born in Britain and Its Colonies. Stratton. Stephen Samuel. 1897. S.S. Stratton. en.
  6. Web site: Synge. Mary Helena. 6 May 1893. Letter to J.M. Synge from Mary Helena Synge. 29 September 2021. Library of Trinity College Dublin.
  7. Book: Cohen, Aaron I.. International encyclopedia of women composers. 1987. 0-9617485-2-4. Second edition, revised and enlarged. New York. 16714846.
  8. Web site: Syngge. Mary Helena. 1900. Photograph of Mary Helena Synge. 29 September 2021. Digital Collections, Library of Trinity College Dublin.
  9. Web site: Synge. Mary Helena. worldcat.org. 2021-09-30. www.worldcat.org. en.
  10. Book: Stewart-Green, Miriam. Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. 1980. G.K. Hall. 0-8161-8498-4. Boston, Mass.. 6815939.
  11. Web site: ShorChor. 2021-09-30. www.shorchor.net.
  12. Book: Laurence, Anya. Women of notes : 1,000 women composers born before 1900. 1978. R. Rosen Press. 1st. New York. 51. 3844781.

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