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. She lived in New York City from at least 1910 until her death. Baritone

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performed her best-known song "The Joy of a Rose" frequently in his recitals. Tarbox's music was published by Carl Fischer. In addition to an opera (title unknown), her compositions included:

Piano

*''Valse Pavlova''

Vocal

*"America Stand Forth" (text by Michel Justin; pseud of Julie C. Pruyn) *"Joy of a Rose"(text by A. L. Gruber) *"Relief from the New Deal" (text by Michel Justin; pseud of Julie C. Pruyn) *"What Them Fellows Does is Art" *"We've Found At Last a Candidate of Presidential Timber" (text by Michel Justin; pseud of Julie C. Pruyn)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tarbox, Frances American women composers American male songwriters 1874 births 1959 deaths