Ethel Barns

Ethel Barns (5 December 1873 – 31 December 1948) was an English violinist, pianist and composer. She was born in London and entered the Royal Academy of Music at as a teenager, where she studied with Emile Sauret for violin, Ebenezer Prout for composition and Frederick Westlake for piano. Barns made her debut as a violinist at The Crystal Palace in London in 1896, and toured in England and the United States. While on tour, Barns sometimes accompanied prominent opera singer, Adelina Patti. Barns was a member of the first council of the Society of Women Musicians, which was founded in 1911. Barns became a professor at the Royal Academy of Music and died in Maidenhead on 31 December 1948.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1874 (London), Died December 31, 1948 (Maidenhead)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1915

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-11264	10-in.	11/16/1911	Swing song	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-15880	10-in.	4/13/1915	Idylle	May Mukle	Cello solo, with piano	composer
Gramophone	6654e	10-in.	1907	Swing song	Mischa Elman	Violin solo, with piano	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barns, Ethel," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108559.

Barns, Ethel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108559.

"Barns, Ethel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.