Louise Brown Verrill facts for kids
Louise Shurtleff Brown Verrill (born March 23, 1870 – died February 17, 1948) was a talented American composer and pianist. She created many beautiful pieces of music.
Louise was born in Portland, Maine. Her parents were Lewis F. and Mary Alice Abbott Brown. She loved music from a young age. To become a better musician, she traveled to Europe. She studied piano and composition in cities like Berlin and Dresden. These cities were famous for their music schools.
In 1895, Louise married Harry Mighels Verrill. They had five children together. Even with a busy family life, Louise continued to compose music. Her works were published by a company called Louis H. Ross & Co. This meant her music could be shared with many people.
Her Amazing Music
Louise Verrill wrote many different kinds of music. She was known for her piano pieces and also for songs that people could sing.
Piano Pieces
She composed many pieces for the piano. These often had interesting titles that made you wonder about the music. Here are some of her piano works:
- Alone
- Birch Tree
- Chaconne
- Du bist wie eine Blume
- Exultation
- Four Moods of a Gnome
- Ghosts on Parade
- It Happened in Spain
- It is Spring
- Jennie Kissed Me
- Lonely Pine
- March of the Patriot
- Reverie
- Rumpelstiltskin
- Slumber Song
- Tenderness
- Tone Pictures
- Tone Poem
- Walhalla
- Waltz
- When Shadows Fall
- Yellow Moon
Songs for Voices
Louise also wrote music for singers. Sometimes she wrote both the music and the words. Other times, she wrote the music for words written by someone else.
- Pleasant Dreams
- Winter Joy (This song could be sung by a solo singer or a group of singers.)
- You Came Like the Dawn (For this song, Ivan McScod wrote the music, and Louise Brown Verrill wrote the words.)
