Christabel Baxendale

Christabel Baxendale
Ten-year old Christabel Baxendale (left) and her older sister Kathleen, taken in 1896.
Born
Florence Christabel Baxendale

(1886-12-28)28 December 1886
Limerick, Ireland
Died1977(1977-00-00) (aged 90–91)
Bournemouth, England
OccupationsComposer, Violinist

Florence Christabel Baxendale (28 December 1886 – 1977) was an English violinist and composer "of considerable talent". She was active in the early 1900s until at least 1921 and gave concerts in the London area, sometimes with her older sister, Kathleen Baxendale, who was a soprano opera singer.

Baxendale was born 28 December 1886. In 1939, she was a music teacher in Uckfield, Sussex.

Baxendale died in 1977 in Bournemouth, aged 90.

Works

Baxendale composed mostly popular songs. Selected works include:

References

  1. ↑ 1911 England Census
  2. ↑ The Musical times and singing-class circular. JSTOR (Organization). 1911.
  3. ↑ "London Concerts". The Musical Times. 58 (887): 33–35. 1917. ISSN 0027-4666. JSTOR 909503.
  4. ↑ The musical times. JSTOR. 1917.
  5. ↑ "Music in the Provinces". The Musical Times. 52 (818): 257–265. 1911. ISSN 0027-4666. JSTOR 906246.
  6. ↑ Kalisch, Alfred (1921). "London Concerts". The Musical Times. 62 (935): 27–30. ISSN 0027-4666. JSTOR 909157.
  7. ↑ "1939 England and Wales Register". Ancestry. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007". Ancestry. Retrieved 8 May 2023.