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Ethel Smythe, the daughter of General J. H. Smyth, was born in London in 1858. She studied music at the Leipzig Conservatory and two of her works, a string quintet and a violin and piano sonata were performed with success in 1884.
Returning to England her Serenade in D was performed at the Crystal Palace in 1890 and the following year Mass in D was premiered at the Albert Hall. These works established Smyth as the most important woman composer of her time. Smyth also wrote operas such as Der Wald (1901) and The Wreckers (1906).
A strong advocate of women's rights, Smyth joined the Women's Social and Political Union and as a result of her militant activities was imprisoned for three months. In 1911 she composed the WSPU battle song, The March of the Women.
Created a DBE in 1922, Smyth wrote two volumes of autobiography, Female Pipings for Eden (1933) and What Happened Next (1940). Ethel Smythe died in 1944.
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