Elinor Meissner Traeger

Elinor Meissner Traeger (July 10, 1906 – December 26, 1983) [1] was an American composer,[2] pianist, and writer.[3]

Traeger was born in Chicago. After studying music with Len Cleary, Edna Hansen, Antoinnette Lauer, and Bess Ressiguie,[4] she married Fred W. Traeger and they had two children, David and Lois.[5]

Traeger composed, reviewed books and music, and taught piano, mostly in Illinois.[6] Her music was published by Pro Art Publications and Willis Music Company,[2] and included the following pieces for piano:

References
  1. Traeger, Elinor Meissner. "ancestry.com". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. 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)
  3. 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.
  4. International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory. Melrose Press. 1977. ISBN 978-0-900332-44-9.
  5. None (2021-02-06). "Lois 'LoLo' Adele Traeger Thompson". Bonner County Daily Bee. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  6. The Musician's Guide. Music Information Service. 1972. ISBN 978-0-912596-00-6.
  7. Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1973). Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series: Music. Part 5. Library of Congress, Copyright Office.


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