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A FEW WORDS ABOUT MISS MARY HOLMES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 August 2017

Christine Kyprianides
Christine Kyprianides*
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From May 1850 to January 1851, the Lady's Newspaper and Pictorial Times of London featured a series of articles entitled “A Few Words about Music” by “M. H.” The author was the governess, composer, and Catholic convert Mary Holmes (1815–1878). Over the course of several months, Holmes extolled the value of music in women's education, offered practical advice on practicing the piano, recommended suitable repertoire for students, and provided useful guidelines for teaching music to children. In 1851, the articles were expanded into a small book and published by J. Alfred Novello as A Few Words about Music: Containing Hints to Amateur Pianists; to Which Is Added a Slight Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the Art of Music, by M. H.

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Victorian Literature and Culture , Volume 45 , Issue 3 , September 2017 , pp. 527 - 547
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