Margaret Ruthven Lang

Margaret Ruthven Lang ( born November 27, 1867 in Boston, † May 29, 1972 ibid ) was an American composer.

The daughter of Benjamin Johnson Lang studied violin with Louis Abel in Munich and composition with John Knowles Paine, George Chadwick and James Cutler Dunn Parker. She lived as a music teacher and freelance composer in Boston.

Lang was known primarily for her piano works and over two hundred songs. They also composed three overtures, a cantata, choral works, a string quartet and works for violin.

  • Composer of classical music ( 20th century)
  • American composer
  • Born in 1867
  • Died in 1972
  • Woman
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