Biography
The first American woman to achieve recognition as a major symphonist and art song composer, Beach was largely self-taught after her early studies. Her Piano Concerto in C# minor (Op. 45) is a large-scale Romantic work of real ambition, and her Piano Quintet (Op. 67) is among the finest American chamber works of the era. Her solo piano pieces — Ballad (Op. 6), Scottish Legend (Op. 54), and the suite From Grandmother's Garden — show a lyrical gift firmly in the Brahmsian tradition.
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Works (55)
Children's Album, Op. 36
- Minuet, Op. 36 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Gavotte, Op. 36 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Waltz, Op. 36 No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
- March, Op. 36 No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
- Polka, Op. 36 No. 5 No. 5 Difficulty
Eskimos, Op. 64
- Arctic Night, Op. 64 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- The Returning Hunter, Op. 64 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Exiles, Op. 64 No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
- With Dog Teams, Op. 64 No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
Five Improvisations, Op. 148
- Improvisation No. 1, Op. 148 No. 1 Difficulty
- Improvisation No. 2, Op. 148 No. 2 Difficulty
- Improvisation No. 3, Op. 148 No. 3 Difficulty
- Improvisation No. 4, Op. 148 No. 4 Difficulty
- Improvisation No. 5, Op. 148 No. 5 Difficulty
Four Sketches, Op. 15
- In Autumn, Op. 15 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Phantoms, Op. 15 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Dreaming, Op. 15 No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
- Fireflies, Op. 15 No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
From Grandmother's Garden, Op. 97
- Morning Glories, Op. 97 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Heartsease, Op. 97 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Mignonette, Op. 97 No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
- Rosemary and Rue, Op. 97 No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
- Honeysuckle, Op. 97 No. 5 No. 5 Difficulty
Hermit Thrush at Eve and Hermit Thrush at Morn, Op. 92
- Hermit Thrush at Eve, Op. 92 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Hermit Thrush at Morn, Op. 92 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
Les rêves de Columbine, Op. 65
- La Fée de la fontaine, Op. 65 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Le prince gracieux, Op. 65 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Valse amoureuse, Op. 65 No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
- Sous les étoiles, Op. 65 No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
- Danse d'Arlequin, Op. 65 No. 5 No. 5 Difficulty
Piano Compositions, Op. 102
- Farewell Summer, Op. 102 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Dancing Leaves, Op. 102 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
Scottish Legend and Gavotte fantastique, Op. 54
- Scottish Legend, Op. 54 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Gavotte fantastique, Op. 54 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
Three Pianoforte Pieces, Op. 128
- Scherzino: A Peterborough Chipmunk, Op. 128 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Young Birches, Op. 128 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- A Humming Bird, Op. 128 No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
Trois morceaux caractéristiques, Op. 28
- Barcarolle, Op. 28 No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Minuet italien, Op. 28 No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Danse des fleurs, Op. 28 No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
Other
- Bal masqué, Op. 22 Difficulty
- Children's Carnival, Op. 25 Difficulty
- Variations on Balkan Themes, Op. 60 Difficulty
- From Blackbird Hills, Op. 83 Difficulty
- The Fair Hills of Eiré, O!, Op. 91 Difficulty
- Fantasia fugata, Op. 87 Difficulty
- A Cradle Song of the Lonely Mother, Op. 108 Difficulty
- By the Still Waters, Op. 114 Difficulty
- From Six to Twelve, Op. 119 Difficulty
- Out of the Depths, Op. 130 Difficulty
Waltz
- Valse-caprice, Op. 4 Key A major Difficulty
- Tyrolean Valse-fantaisie, Op. 116 Difficulty
Ballade
- Ballad(e), Op. 6 Key D major Difficulty
Prelude
- Prelude and Fugue, Op. 81 Difficulty
Nocturne
- Nocturne, Op. 107 Difficulty