Dorothy Whitson Freed

Dorothy Whitson Freed (b. 10 February 1919, d. 2000) was an author, composer and music historian.^[1] She was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, and was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit (M.N.Z.M.) for services to music in 1998.^[2] She died at Wellington, New Zealand in 2000.^[3]

Works

Selected works include:

• The Sea-child (Text: Katherine Mansfield)
• Variations, Wind Quintet

References

1. ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994) (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. http://books.google.com/books?id=IvoQQU1QL_QC&pg=PA176&dq=Dorothy+Whitson+Freed&hl=en&ei=whXcTJOnM4H-8AbqpcnVCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Dorothy%20Whitson%20Freed&f=false. Retrieved 4 October 2010. 
2. ^ "New Zealand Honours:The Queen's Birthday Honours 1998". http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/list.asp?id=21. Retrieved 3 October 2010. 
3. ^ Hunt, Graeme (15 December 2000). "Prominent New Zealanders commemorated". http://www.sharechat.co.nz/article/cf185ec0/prominent-new-zealanders-commemorated.html. Retrieved 3 October 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Freed, Dorothy
Alternative names
Short description	Composer
Date of birth	10 February 1919
Place of birth	Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of death	2000
Place of death	Wellington, New Zealand