3 Favorite Airs, with Variations for the Harp, Book 1
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Sophia Dussek 1775–1847
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Harp variations·A professional woman composer·London concert life·Published around 1800
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Variations for harp by Sophia Dussek, a Scottish-born singer, pianist and harpist who performed professionally in London from her teens and published a substantial body of music under her own name.
She was a genuine professional in an era that rarely permitted it: she sang at the Handel Commemoration, performed as a soloist, and continued composing and teaching after her husband Jan Ladislav Dussek abandoned her and fled the country to escape his debts.
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Sophia Dussek
1775–1847
Sophia Giustina Dussek was a Scottish singer, pianist, harpist, and composer of Italian descent.
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