Elizabeth Norman McKay
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Elizabeth Norman McKay | |
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| Born | 1931 London, England |
| Died | 20 May 2018 (aged 86–87) |
| Occupation | ) |
| Subject | Music |
| Notable works | Franz Schubert's music for the theatre, Franz Schubert : a biography |
Elizabeth Norman McKay (née Norman) (1931 – 20 May 2018) was an English
McKay graduated from Lawnswood High School in Leeds in 1947/48.[3]
She gained a degree in Physics from
Bristol University, and worked in London as a pianist, accompanist, and repetiteur. In 1962 she was awarded a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford (where she studied at Somerville College
) for her thesis on Schubert's music for the theatre.
She was formerly Tutor in Piano and Visiting Professor at the
Birmingham Conservatoire
.
Her publications include three books on Franz Schubert, and many contributions to symposia and dictionaries.
Selected bibliography
- 1962 The stage-works of Schubert, considered in the framework of Austrian Biedermeier society
- 1991 Franz Schubert's music for the theatre
- 1987 The impact of the new pianofortes on classical keyboard style : Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert
- 1996 / 2001 Franz Schubert : a biography
- 1998 The Oxford Bicentenary Symposium 1997 : Bericht - The Biedermeier and Beyond (1997)
- 1998 Schubert's string and piano duos in context
- 2003 Schubert and the theatre
- 2009 Schubert : the piano and dark keys
References
- ^ Franz Schubert. A biography 1996, (Cover). E. Hilmar: Schubert-Lexikon, Graz 1996.
- ^ "Elizabeth MCKAY - Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Elizabeth Norman McKay". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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