Jane Corner Young (March 25, 1915 – March 9, 2001)[1] was an American composer,[2] music therapist, and pianist.[3] She was born in Athens, Ohio, and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from Ohio University in 1936. She completed a master of music degree in piano and composition in 1953 at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Young studied piano[4] with Beryl Rubinstein and Arthur Loesser; composition with Marcel Dick; and Dalcroze eurythmics with Elsa Findlay and Ann Lombardo.[5]

Young taught privately and in public schools for over 27 years, and was a faculty member at the Cleveland Institute of Music. She chaired the Cleveland Composers' Guild when it was formed in 1957,[6] and also served as the director of music therapy at Hawthornden State Hospital (today known as Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare) in Northfield, Ohio.[5]

Young's awards include:

Young's compositions include:[8]

Chamber

Piano

Vocal

References

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  2. ^ The musical woman : an international perspective : vol. II 1984-1985. Zaimont, Judith Lang, 1945-. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 1987. ISBN 0-313-23588-0. OCLC 18439119.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Stern, Susan, 1953- (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Hennessee, Don A. (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
  5. ^ a b c Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ The encyclopedia of Cleveland history. Van Tassel, David D. (David Dirck), 1928-, Grabowski, John J., Case Western Reserve University. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. 1987. ISBN 0-253-31303-1. OCLC 15696113.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^ Anderson, Ruth, 1928-2019. (1976). Contemporary American composers : a biographical dictionary. Boston: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-1117-0. OCLC 2035024.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Oja, Carol (1982). American Music Recordings. New York: Institute for Studies at American Music Conservatory of Music.
  9. ^ "Discogs - Music Database and Marketplace". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  10. ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1984). International discography of women composers. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-24272-0. OCLC 10324568.
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