Mathilde Bilbro Sheet Music
- Born: 26th September 1870
- Died: 2nd December 1958
- Birthplace: Tuskegee, Alabama, USA
Anne Mathilde Bilbro was a Composer, Musician, music teacher, writer. She studied music under private tutors. Early in her life she composed two sets of piano pieces for young folks, “Jolly Tunes for Little Folks” and “Wee Folks in Music Land.” She composed and sold music in many forms; piano stories, piano studies, song stories, early instruction collections, musical plays, etc. Published over 600 works, primarily in the field of music education. She also wrote verse, short stories, and a novel. Lived in New York and in the Southwest, returned to Alabama and lived in Gadsden; taught at Birmingham College of Music. Featured in Etude magazine’s sesquicentennial edition (1926) as among the most important American composers. Inducted into the Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame, 1983. Died December 2, 1958.