Mary Elizabeth Hallock-Greenewalt
Personal Information
Born: 1871
Died: 1950
Country of Birth: Lebanon
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Philadelphia Conservatory of Music 1893; 1897 spent 1 year in Vienna studying piano with Theodore Leschetizky
Professional Life
Field of Study: Inventor, Classical Piano
Institution/Corporation: none
Degrees & Memberships: none
Awards & Achievements
Awards: none
Achievements: Known for her musical interpretation of Chopin; inventor of Nourathar (essence of light) combining light & color with music; lecturerd on music; holder of 13 patents
Invented a type of visual music known as Nourathar
Is a pianist who has performed with the Philadelphia & Pittsburgh Symphonies as a soloist
Is known for her interpretations of Chopin & as a pioneer in the use of color-light effects used in conjunction with musical performances
Was born in Beirut; she & her siblings were sent to live with relatives in the US when she was 11 because her mother began exhibiting symptoms of mental illness
She studied piano at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music & in Vienna
Named her color organ Sarabth after her mother; received 9 patents for it
1946, published "Nourathar: The Fine Art of Light-Color Playing"
Produced the earliest hand-painted films known to still exist; produced with templates & aerosol sprays, meant to be used with Sarabet
Held 13 patents