60:, Australia. She completed her public education in Melbourne, before returning to New Zealand in 1936, when she was 17. In New Zealand, she found work in a secretarial and media role. She married her husband William Ian Freed in 1940, and together they had three children. Neither wanted marriage, but wed out of necessity after a casual affair resulted in pregnancy and the two failed to find an abortionist. The marriage was unhappy and the two eventually separated.
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In 1958, Freed won the New
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Freed left behind two personal memoirs, written towards the end of her life. “A Grandmother’s Story” was written for her granddaughters, and follows her personal account of her early life, her marriage, her time at the
University of Wellington, and her career as a musician and librarian. The other
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From the start of her tenure as a librarian in 1959 to her retirement in 1986, Freed worked tirelessly as a music librarian, as well as an advocate for other New
Zealand composers. As part of her work, she helped to found SOUNZ, the Centre For New Zealand Music, which is an online library that
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In addition, she founded the New
Zealand division of the International Association of Music Librarians in 1982, and then served as its president. The association holds annual board conferences, launches collaborative projects between library branches, and publishes journals, which all help to
37:(10 February 1919 – 1 April 2000) was a New Zealand author, composer, and music historian. She made significant contributions to the field of music librarians, and authored several books and articles regarding musical information and resources in New Zealand.
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in composition in 1958, at the age of 39. In 1959, she qualified and began her career as a librarian in
Wellington. She also underwent additional compositional training from 1964 to 1966, when she travelled to London and studied with composers
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memoir, “I Seem To Have
Forgotten The Elephants”, contains 32 shorter memoirs from various parts of her life. She never sought to publish her memoirs, but they are available on her personal website, which is maintained by Freed’s grandniece.
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contains a large selection of scores, CDs, books, and resources. This library also contains biographical information about composers, helping to create a comprehensive database for the preservation of New
Zealand music.
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477:The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers
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258:My true love hath my heart,
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186:Down the Long, Long Trail,
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649:"New Zealand / Aotearoa"
605:, University of Auckland
420:Variations on a Fanfare,
152:for male voice and piano
150:A Night Full of Nothing,
139:Selected works include:
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396:Through a Glass Darkly,
282:Old Hungarian Folksong,
240:Little Red Hoodingride,
198:Good Woman of Szechuan,
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674:Otago, University of.
428:for baritone and piano
372:The Golden Willowtree,
266:for baritone and piano
106:Awards and recognition
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570:"SOUNZ Dorothy Freed"
378:The Pomegranate Tree,
362:for soprano and piano
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312:String Quartet No. 1,
41:Early life and family
30:Dorothy Whitson Freed
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452:for woodwind quartet
416:for woodwind quintet
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426:War With the Weeds,
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228:Lament for Te Wano,
224:for voice and piano
210:I Sing of a Maiden,
206:for voice and piano
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320:for string quartet
314:for string quartet
182:for brass ensemble
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324:Suicide Deferred,
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488:0393034879
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360:The Diva,
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