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First name: Ruby C.
Last name: Davy
Dates: 1883-1949
Category: Quartet
Nationality: australian
Opus name: Piano Quartet
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Information: Ruby gained a doctorate of music from the University of Adelaide, which was an outstanding achievement for a woman during this period. She was a successful business woman when she operated her music schools in Salisbury, Prospect, South Yarra and St Kilda. Her single lifestyle set her apart from other women and her decision to travel overseas in pursuit of a performance career demonstrated her disregard for the gender constraints of the time. On occasions Ruby spoke on the radio and in public venues about music, composers and music analysis, once again unusual pursuits for a woman at this time. Ruby was a much-admired performer, teacher and music lecturer. Despite her success, she has been relatively unheralded in the music world and her achievements ignored by the music historians. (http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=633775605399446;res=IELHSS)