Annie Fortescue Harrison

Annie Fortescue Harrison (1850 or 1851 – 12 February 1944) was an English composer of songs and piano pieces.

In 1877 she married and became known as Lady Arthur Hill.

Two of her piano instrumentals are:

• The Elfin Waltzes
• Our Favourite Galop

Two of her operettas are:

• The Ferry Girl
• The Lost Husband

Her most popular song was In the Gloaming (1877), with lyrics by Meta Orred.

References

• The Book of World Famous Music, Popular, Classical and Folk (1966) by James Fuld.

External links

• A Forty-Sixth Garland of British Light Music Composers
• Free scores by Annie Fortescue Harrison at the International Music Score Library Project