Lady Barrett Lennard

Emma, Lady Barrett-Lennard (1832 – 8 June 1916) was a British songwriter and novelist.

She was born Emma Wood in 1832, the daughter of Reverend Sir John Page Wood, 2nd Baronet and novelist Emma Caroline Wood, daughter of Admiral Sampson Michell. Her siblings included Katharine O'Shea, Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, and novelist Anna Caroline Steele. In 1853, she married Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard, 2nd Baronet. They had five daughters and three sons.

Emma Barrett-Lennard was a prolific songwriter. "Plymouth Hoe" and the patriotic song "Canadian Guns" were her two most famous works. She also set a number of literary works to music, including works by her mother and sister, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and others. She also wrote one novel, Constance Rivers. Lady Barrett-Lennard died on 8 June 1916.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1832, Died June 18, 1916

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-17264 10-in. 3/6/1916 The Canadian guns Lewis J. Howell Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-18708 10-in. 11/14/1916 Canadiana medley Victor Band Band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barrett Lennard, Lady," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105802.

Barrett Lennard, Lady. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105802.

"Barrett Lennard, Lady." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105802

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