Elizabeth Maconchy

Dame Elizabeth Violet Le Fanu Maconchy DBE ( born March 19, 1907 in Broxbourne, † 11 November 1994), was an English composer of Irish descent.

Maconchy studied from 1923 to 1929 at the Royal College of Music in London among others, Ralph Vaughan Williams. Upon successful completion, she won several prizes and awards. A scholarship enabled her to stay in Prague, where one of their works on March 19, first time in 1930 - the Concertino for Piano and Chamber Orchestra - was performed. Then returned to their homeland. In 1930 she closed her marriage to William Le Fanu, from the marriage were born two daughters. Her compositions have now found constantly growing among their works have been performed in England and other European countries.

In her early works is clearly the influence of her most important teacher Vaughan Williams felt, later, she sat down on it and took to their own sound, which is characterized by high concentration and density. She wrote works of almost all genres of great importance are their compositions in the field of chamber music. Her orchestral works have often more chamber music character.

Family

Maconchy was the mother of the composer Nicola LeFanu as well as the cousin and early patron of the composer Giles Swayne.

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1977 her the title of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded the title of Commander and ultimately, in 1987.