Louise Tunison

Clara Louise Tunison (22 Sep 1872 – 21 May 1899)[1] was an American composer[2] and organist, who is best known for composing songs[3] which she published under the name Louise Tunison.[4][5]

Tunison was born in New Jersey to Edward and Emily A. Tunison.[1] Little is known about her education. Her song "Memories" was sung on Broadway by Dorothy Morton in the 1899 production of An Arabian Girl and 40 Thieves [6] at the Herald Square Theatre.[7] The same year, the music and lyrics to "Forget Me Not," "Memories," and "'Twas But a Dream" were published in the New York Journal newspaper.[8] "'Twas But a Dream" was performed in vaudeville shows.[9] "Dying Rose" and "Song of a Heart" were produced on piano rolls by the Aeolian Company,[10] and "Song of a Heart" was recorded on Victor 31692.[11]

Tunison was only 26 years old when she died of heart disease in New York City.[6] Her songs were published by T. B. Harms & Co.[8] They include:

References
  1. Tunison, Clara Louise. "ancestry.com". Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. "The Project Gutenberg eBook of Woman's Work in Music, by Arthur Elson". www.gutenberg.org. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  3. Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
  4. 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.
  5. The Etude. T. Presser. 1909.
  6. Werner's Magazine. Edgar S. Werner. 1899.
  7. League, The Broadway. "An Arabian Girl and 40 Thieves – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  8. Graziano, John (1991). "Music in William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal". Notes. 48 (2): 383–424. doi:10.2307/942026. ISSN 0027-4380. JSTOR 942026.
  9. Association, Music Library (1991). Notes. Music Library Association.
  10. Catalog of Music for the Pianola, Pianola Piano and Aeriola. Aeolian Company. 1905.
  11. Tunison, Louise. "The Song of a Heart". Library of Congress. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  12. 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)
  13. Hosmer, Lucius; Cook, Charles Emerson (1905). No. 5. Burlesque Serenade : King, Peregil, and Nicolo. T. B. Harms Company.
  14. York, Jass Enterprises, New (1966). Jass Guide to P.D. Music. Jass Enterprises.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. Laurence, Anya (1978). Women of Notes: 1,000 Women Composers Born Before 1900. New York: Richard Rosens Press Inc. p. 32.
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