Lizette Emma Orth
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BornJuly 6, 1858 
DiedSeptember 14, 1913 (aged 55)
(aged 55)Spouse(s)John Orth
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| Born | July 6, 1858 |
| Died | September 14, 1913 (aged 55) |
| Occupation | Composer, pianist |
| Spouse(s) | John Orth |
Lizette Emma Orth (July 6, 1858 – September 14, 1913) was an American pianist and composer.
She was born Lizette Emma Blood on July 6, 1858 in Milford, New Hampshire, the daughter of James Blood and Emeline Wheeler Blood, an accomplished amateur musician. She began studying piano at age ten. In 1877, she began studying under pianist John Orth in Boston and they married in 1883.[1]
Orth composed numerous piano pieces for children and two children's operas, Mother Goose's Jubilee (1901) and The Song of the Sea-shell (1903).[1]