Esther Pauline Cox Todd (March 10, 1895 – October 3, 1971) was an American composer,[1] music educator,[2] and organist.[3][4]

Todd was born in Colfax, Washington, to Horace Mann and Joie Lester Hamer Cox.  She married Wesley Sanford Todd on June 29, 1920, and they had one son, Horace.[3]

Todd studied music at Willamette University. She belonged to the Society of Oregon Composers, the Oregon Music Teachers Association,[3] and Phi Beta.[5]

In 1921, Todd worked as the head of the Lewiston State Normal School music department.[3] She later served as dean of the Oregon chapter of the American Guild of Organists and co-directed the Todd School of Music.[6] After her fellow composer Jeanette Tillett died in 1965, Todd promoted and sold Tillett's compositions.[7]

Todd's works were published in professional journals and by Krinke Music Publications Inc.[8] and Willis Music Co.[9] Her publications included:

Articles

  • Basic Pieces in the Student's Repertoire (published in The Etude, Feb 1947)[10]
  • Why Not Get Up a Summer Music Play (published in The Etude, Mar 1945)[10]

Chamber

  • Summer on Larch Mountain (violin and piano)[11]

Musical Theatre

  • Hudson's Bay Man (with Jean B. Foster)[12]

Orchestra

  • Western Sketches[5]

Piano

  • Frolicsome Friskies (with Harry Krinke)[8]
  • Little Red Ski Train[14]
  • Spanish Whim[9]

Vocal

References

  1. ↑ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
  2. ↑ Music. 1972.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Todd, Esther Cox. "ancestry.com". Retrieved 7 Jul 2021.
  4. ↑ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
  5. 1 2 Council (U.S.), National Music (1961). Bulletin - National Music Council. National Music Council.
  6. ↑ Musical Courier. 1953.
  7. ↑ Directory of American Women Composers. National Federation of Music Clubs. 1970.
  8. 1 2 www.bibliopolis.com. "FROLICSOME FRISKIES SIGNED by Esther Cox Todd, Harry Krinke on Aardvark Books, ABAA". Aardvark Books, ABAA. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  9. 1 2 Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1941.
  10. 1 2 Dennis, Pamela Richardson (January 2011). An Index to Articles Published in The Etude Magazine, 1883-1957, Par t 1. A-R Editions. ISBN 9780895797117.
  11. ↑ "Esther Cox Todd's Summer on - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  12. ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1972). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
  13. ↑ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  14. ↑ Clavier. 1966.
  15. ↑ "Results for 'esther cox todd' [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  16. ↑ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women Composers. G.K. Hall. ISBN 9780816184989.
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