Madame Ronssecy (active 1780-1820) was a French composer and harpist who emigrated to England. Little is known about her, although several of her works for harp were published in the late18th and early 19th centuries.[1][2][3][4]
After moving to England in the 1790s, Ronssecy taught in London. She bought Sébastien Érard harp #333, as well as several other Érard harps, probably acting as an agent for her students.[5] Her compositions and arrangements for harp were published by S. Straight (London),[6] and included:
- Andantino Variations[7]
- Dirge in Cymbeline (by Venanzio Rauzzini; arranged for harp or piano by Ronssecy)[8]
- Lullaby (by Stephen Storace; arranged for harp with variations by Ronssecy)[7]
- Minuetto Variations (by Jean Baptiste Krumpholtz; variations by Ronssecy)[1][8]
- Scotch Air Variations[7]
- Scotch Tune Variations[7]
- Shepherds I Have Lost My Love[7]
References edit
- ^ a b Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). p. 599. ISBN 978-0-9617485-0-0.
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- ^ Eitner, Robert (1903). Biographisch-bibliographisches quellen-lexikon der musiker und musikgelehrten der christlichen zeitrechnung bis zur mitte des neunzehnten jahrhunderts (in German). Breitkopf & Haertel.
- ^ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers: a checklist of works for the solo voice. A Reference publication in women's studies. Boston, Mass: G.K. Hall. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-8161-8498-9.
- ^ Wells, Elizabeth F., ed. (2007). European stringed instruments. Catalogue. London: Royal College of Music. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-946119-08-0.
- ^ Maxted, Ian (2007-01-11). "Exeter Working Papers in Book History: London 1775-1800: S". Exeter Working Papers in Book History. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ a b c d e Books, British Museum Department of Printed; Squire, William Barclay (1912). Catalogue of Printed Music Published Between 1487 and 1800 Now in the British Museum: L-Z and First supplement. order of the Trustees.
- ^ a b Jackson, Barbara Garvey (1994-01-01). Say Can You Deny Me: A Guide to Surviving Music by Women from the 16th Through the 18th Centuries. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1-55728-303-0.