Amina Goodwin

Amina Goodwin (1867 – 1942) was an English pianist, composer, and music educator who founded the London Trio.

Early life and training

The daughter of John Lawrence Goodwin, a Manchester organist and violinist, she began performing at the age of six,^[1] but received mixed reception as to her 'child prodigy' status at least until the age of fourteen.^[2]^[3]

She studied at the Leipzig Conservatory for four years from the age of eleven, followed by the Paris Conservatory under Élie-Miriam Delaborde for two years. On the guarantee of Camille Saint-Saëns, she became a pupil of Franz Liszt and of Clara Schumann.^[1]

Teaching and writing

On her return to England, she performed at the Crystal Palace Saturday concerts and toured Europe as a piano soloist. She had established herself as a piano teacher in London by 1898.^[4]

Her compositions for piano included an intermezzo, toccata, gavotte and study.^[1]

She wrote the instructional Practical Hints on the Technique and Touch of Piano Playing^[5] as well as several articles on technique in the Etude magazine^[6] and contributions to Cobbett’s Cyclopedia.^[7]

London Trio

In 1889 she formed the London Trio with William Whitehouse and a Mr Werner,^[8] who was later replaced on violin by Achille Simonetti^[9] and then Louis Pécskai.^[10] It was credited with being the first classical trio in England, and was a staple of the London music scene for many years.^[11]

Personal life

She married an American husband, W. Ingram-Adams, but continued performing as 'Madame Amina Goodwin.'^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Piano". Musical Courier. 16 Feb 1898. pp. 6–7.
^ "Promenade Concerts". The Musical Standard. 5 Sep 1874. p. 144.
^ "Music in North Germany". The Monthly Musical Record. 1 July 1876. p. 108.
^ Elson, Arthur (2020-09-28). Woman's Work in Music. Library of Alexandria. ISBN 978-1-4655-8406-9.
^ Goodwin, Amina (1904). Practical Hints on the Technique & Touch of Pianoforte Playing. Augener & Company.
^ Dennis, Pamela Richardson (2011-01-01). An Index to Articles Published in The Etude Magazine, 1883-1957, Par t 1. A-R Editions, Inc. p. 521. ISBN 978-0-89579-711-7.
^ Seddon, Laura (2016-04-15). British Women Composers and Instrumental Chamber Music in the Early Twentieth Century. Routledge. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-317-17134-8.
^ "The London Trio". The Violin Times. Vol. 14. Nov 1906. p. 170.
^ Seddon, Laura (2016-04-15). British Women Composers and Instrumental Chamber Music in the Early Twentieth Century. Routledge. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-317-17134-8.
^ Buckingham, James Silk; Sterling, John; Maurice, Frederick Denison; Stebbing, Henry; Dilke, Charles Wentworth; Hervey, Thomas Kibble; Dixon, William Hepworth; MacColl, Norman; Rendall, Vernon Horace; Murry, John Middleton (9 Jan 1915). "Musical Gossip". The Athenæum. No. 4550. p. 37.
^ Cobbett, Walter Willson (1929). Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music. Oxford University Press. p. 103.

[:0-1] "Piano". Musical Courier. 16 Feb 1898. pp. 6–7.

[2] "Promenade Concerts". The Musical Standard. 5 Sep 1874. p. 144.

[3] "Music in North Germany". The Monthly Musical Record. 1 July 1876. p. 108.

[4] Elson, Arthur (2020-09-28). Woman's Work in Music. Library of Alexandria. ISBN 978-1-4655-8406-9.

[5] Goodwin, Amina (1904). Practical Hints on the Technique & Touch of Pianoforte Playing. Augener & Company.

[6] Dennis, Pamela Richardson (2011-01-01). An Index to Articles Published in The Etude Magazine, 1883-1957, Par t 1. A-R Editions, Inc. p. 521. ISBN 978-0-89579-711-7.

[7] Seddon, Laura (2016-04-15). British Women Composers and Instrumental Chamber Music in the Early Twentieth Century. Routledge. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-317-17134-8.

[8] "The London Trio". The Violin Times. Vol. 14. Nov 1906. p. 170.

[9] Seddon, Laura (2016-04-15). British Women Composers and Instrumental Chamber Music in the Early Twentieth Century. Routledge. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-317-17134-8.

[10] Buckingham, James Silk; Sterling, John; Maurice, Frederick Denison; Stebbing, Henry; Dilke, Charles Wentworth; Hervey, Thomas Kibble; Dixon, William Hepworth; MacColl, Norman; Rendall, Vernon Horace; Murry, John Middleton (9 Jan 1915). "Musical Gossip". The Athenæum. No. 4550. p. 37.

[11] Cobbett, Walter Willson (1929). Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music. Oxford University Press. p. 103.

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