Annie Patterson

Annie Wilson Patterson (27 October 1868 – 16 January 1934) was an Irish organist, music educator, writer, composer, and arranger.

Annie Patterson was born in Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland, and was related through her mother's family to Lord Macaulay.

After she completed her studies, she became an examiner for the Royal University of Ireland and worked as an organist and conductor of the Dublin Choral Union and the Hampstead Harmonic Society.

[1] Patterson composed sacred and secular cantatas, orchestral works and songs based on Irish themes.

She published ten books, including a text on Irish folk music and a biography of Robert Schumann for the Master Musician's Series.