Margaret Ruthven Lang

American composer

Margaret Ruthven Lang (November 27, 1867 – May 29, 1972) was an American composer and violinist primarily active in Boston. Lang is often considered the first woman composer to have a composition performed by a major American symphony orchestra, when her now-lost Dramatic Overture was premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1893.

Read more about this composer on Wikipedia.

Works

The Long LineThe Long Line
  • 3 Pianoforte Pieces for Young Players, Op.60
  • 3 Pianoforte Pieces for Young Players, Op.60: No. 1, Happy Days
  • 3 Pianoforte Pieces for Young Players, Op.60: No. 2, Day-Dreams
  • 3 Pianoforte Pieces for Young Players, Op.60: No. 3, Rondoletto
  • A Spring Idyl, Op. 33
  • Meditation, Op. 26
  • One Summer Day, Op. 59
  • One Summer Day, Op. 59: Driving to the Blacksmith
  • One Summer Day, Op. 59: Hide and Seek in the Barn
  • One Summer Day, Op. 59: Knitting for the Soldiers
  • One Summer Day, Op. 59: Morning Lessons
  • One Summer Day, Op. 59: Picnic in the Woods
  • Petit Roman pour le piano en six chapitres, Op. 18
  • Petit Roman pour le piano en six chapitres, Op. 18: Bal chez Madame la Princesse
  • Petit Roman pour le piano en six chapitres, Op. 18: L'Épée de Monsieur le Prince
  • Petit Roman pour le piano en six chapitres, Op. 18: La mort du Chevalier
  • Petit Roman pour le piano en six chapitres, Op. 18: Le Chevalier
  • Petit Roman pour le piano en six chapitres, Op. 18: Madame la Princesse
  • Petit Roman pour le piano en six chapitres, Op. 18: Monsieur le Prince
  • Revery, Op. 31
  • Rhapsody in E Minor, Op. 21
  • Springtime, Op. 30
  • Starlight
  • The Spirit of the Old House: Elegy for Piano, Op. 58
  • Twilight