Georgie Boyden St. John

Georgia Harrington Boyden St. John (1861-7 Apr 1899) was an American composer, mostly of songs. She published her music under the name Georgie Boyden St. John.[1][2][3]

St. John was born in Boston. She married Gamaliel Cyrus St. John in 1891 and they had four sons. She died in a fire in New York City at age 38.[3][4]

Little is known about St. John’s education. She belonged to the Music Teachers National Association.[5] Her music was published by Luckhardt & Belder,[6] and included:

Selected works

Instrumental
  • Dance music[7]
  • March El Capitan (arranged by George Wiegand)[8]
  • The Maze[7]

Vocal
  • “Bonny Prince Charlie”[9]
  • “Cupid at the Oar”[10]
  • “In Dreamland”[9]
  • “Regret”[10]
  • “Second Bests” (text by Agnes Mary Smith)[6]
  • “Toujours Amour”[11]

References
  1. Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers. 2: Sai - Zyb, Appendices (2. ed., revised and enl ed.). New York: Books & Music. p. 609. ISBN 978-0-9617485-1-7.
  2. Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers: a handbook. Metuchen London: the Scarecrow press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-8108-1138-6.
  3. Boyden, Georgie Harrington (23 Apr 1891). "St. John - Boyden". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 1.
  4. State of New York Supreme Court Appellate Division First Department.
  5. Association, Music Teachers National (1897). Official Souvenir Program ... Annual Convention.
  6. Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1898.
  7. Etude: The Music Magazine. Presser. 1896.
  8. Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1891). Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles ... U.S. Government Printing Office.
  9. Laurence, Anya (1978). Women of Notes: 1,000 Women Composers Born Before 1900. New York: Richards Rosen Press INc. p. 29.
  10. Sutro, Florence Edith Clinton (1895). Women in Music and Law. Author's Publishing Company.
  11. Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers: A checklist of works for the solo voice. A reference publication in women's studies. Boston, Mass: Hall. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-8161-8498-9.
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