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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.

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. Her compositions and arrangements for harp were published by S. Straight (London), and included:

  • Andantino Variations
  • Dirge in Cymbeline (by Venanzio Rauzzini; arranged for harp or piano by Ronssecy)
  • Lullaby (by Stephen Storace; arranged for harp with variations by Ronssecy)
  • Minuetto Variations (by Jean Baptiste Krumpholtz; variations by Ronssecy)
  • Scotch Air Variations
  • Scotch Tune Variations
  • Shepherds I Have Lost My Love

References

  1. ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). p. 599. ISBN 978-0-9617485-0-0.
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  4. 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.
  5. Wells, Elizabeth F., ed. (2007). European stringed instruments. Catalogue. London: Royal College of Music. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-946119-08-0.
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  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
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