Miriam Hyde
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Miriam Hyde (January 15, 1913 - January 11, 2005) was an Australian composer, pianist, poet and music educator.
She composed many works for piano, songs and other instrumental and orchestral works and performed as a pianist with eminent conductors including Sir Malcolm Sargent, Sir Bernard Heinze and Geoffrey Simon.
Hyde was born in Adelaide and studied with her mother before attending the Elder Conservatorium in Adelaide and later won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London where she was awarded several composition prizes.
She returned to Adelaide in 1936, and soon after moved to Sydney where she worked for several decades as a composer, recitalist, teacher, examiner and lecturer.
In 1981 she was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and in 1991 was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO). She was crowned International Woman of the Year in 1991-92 and was awarded an honorary doctorate by Macquarie University.
Her 90th birthday was celebrated with concerts and broadcasts throughout Australia.
Hyde died in 2005, just a few days before her 92nd birthday. Her compositions include works for orchestra, piano concertos, chamber music, many piano solos and more. She wrote in a fantasy-like style, a highly effective combination of impressionism with post-romanticism.
[edit] External links
- Biography - Australian Music Centre.
- Papers of Miriam Hyde - National Library of Australia
- The early letters of Miriam Hyde - Article by Karen Johnson, National Library of Australia
