What are facts about Amy Marcy Beach?

Answer 1

she was the first American composer to write a symphony. her fathe3r was a business man and mathematician who worked in paper manufacturing business that his father owned, who later had his own paper importing business. her mother was a musician , a singer, and a pianist. she was born on September 5th in henniker, New Hampshire, and died on December 27th, 1944 in New York City. her full name was Amy marcy cheney beach, also known as mrs. h. h. a. beach. she was a piano virtuoso, considered the first major American female composer and one of the first leading composers of her time. her mother started teaching her piano at age six. though however, beach was self taught. she had perfect pitch and showed great musical talent even as a child. at the young age of four she can read four part hymns and could compose music in her head and later translate it onto the piano.