Elisabetta de Gambarini

Elisabetta de Gambarini
Portrait by Nathaniel Hone
Born(1731-09-07)7 September 1731
London, England
Died9 February 1765(1765-02-09) (aged 33)
London, England

Elisabetta de Gambarini (7 September 1731 – 9 February 1765) was an English composer, singer, organist, harpsichordist, pianist, orchestral conductor and painter of the 18th century. Elisabetta's music is considered late Baroque and Classical music. She achieved distinction as an all-around musician, performing on, and composing for a variety of instruments as well as voice.[1] Her compositions were known to reflect that of vocal work instead of instrumental patterns. She was the first female composer in Britain to publish a collection of keyboard music. Some sources describe her voice type as a singer as a soprano,[2][3][4] and others as a mezzo-soprano.[5][6]

  1. ^ Mathiesen, Penelope (1992). "Elisabetta de Gambarini: The Vocal Option". Continuo: The Magazine of Old Music. 16 (2).
  2. ^ Leslie Ritchie (2017). Women Writing Music in Late Eighteenth-Century England: Social Harmony in Literature and Performance. Taylor & Francis. p. 64. ISBN 9781351536622.
  3. ^ Winton Dean (2001). "Gambarini, Elisabetta". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.10600.
  4. ^ Donald Burrows; Rosemary Dunhill; James Harris (2002). Music and Theatre in Handel's World: The Family Papers of James Harris, 1732-1780. Oxford University Press. p. 235. ISBN 9780198166542.
  5. ^ "Elisabetta de Gambarini". A Modern Reveal. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Margherita Torretta's new album is dedicated to Elisabetta De Gambarini". Pianist Magazine. 8 October 2024.