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Laura Lemon


Laura Gertrude Lemon (15 October 1866 – 18 August 1924) was a Canadian composer and songwriter who lived and worked in England. She also used the pseudonyms Austin Fleming and Ian Macdonald. Lemon was born in Guelph, Ontario, and grew up in Winnipeg. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and died in Surrey, England.

Works

Lemon wrote violin and piano music, but was best known for songs. Selected works include:

  • Three Moravian Dances, for piano and violin (1910)
  • My Ain Folk: A Ballad of Home (1904)
  • Slumber Songs (1895)
  • Canada for Ever! (1907)
  • Mighty Dominion (1910)
  • Canadian Song Cycle (1911), words by Wilfred Mills.
  • Love's Necklet (1913), words by Lancelot Cayley Shadwell (1882-1963).
  • References

    Laura Lemon Wikipedia