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Elaine Hugh-Jones (14 June 1927 – 29 March 2021) was a
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pianist, music educator and composer. She was born in
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and studied piano with
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, Julian Isserlis and with
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. After completing her studies, she took a position as an accompanist with the
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, where she worked for 37 years. She also taught music at Malvern Girls' College.


Works

Selected works include: *''A back view'' (in Eight Cornford Songs) (Text: Frances Cornford) *''Bicker's Cottage'' (in Eight Cornford Songs) (Text: Frances Cornford) *''Echo'' (in Six de la Mare Songs) (Text: Walter de la Mare) *''Ghosts'' (in Six de la Mare Songs) (Text: Walter de la Mare) *''Night song'' (in Eight Cornford Songs) (Text: Frances Cornford) *''Silver'' (in Six de la Mare Songs) (Text: Walter de la Mare) *''The hare'' (in Six de la Mare Songs) (Text: Walter de la Mare) *''The madman and the child'' (in Eight Cornford Songs) (Text: Frances Cornford) *''The old woman at the flower show'' (in Eight Cornford Songs) (Text: Frances Cornford) *''The ride‑by‑nights'' (in Six de la Mare Songs) (Text: Walter de la Mare) *''The road to Coursegoules'' (in Eight Cornford Songs) (Text: Frances Cornford) *''The watch'' (in Eight Cornford Songs) (Text: Frances Cornford) *''To a young cat in the orchard'' (in Eight Cornford Songs) (Text: Frances Cornford) *''Winter'' (in Six de la Mare Songs) (Text: Walter de la Mare) Hugh-Jones' songs were broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and have been recorded and released on CD, including: *''Poésie et musique au féminin (The Feminine in Poetry and Music)'' Audio CD (9 April 2002) Gallo, ASIN: B000063COE *''In Flanders Fields'' Audio CD (9 May 2006) Quartz, ASIN: B000E1P33Y She has also been featured in ''British Music: Some Views of Richard Arnell; Bantock & Newman; Holst, Purcell & Morley College; Elaine Hugh - Jones; Tobias Matthay; Music in Birmingham: v. 29 by Paul Jackson and Roger Carpenter'' (Paperback - 31 Oct 2007) British Music Society,


References

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