Marie-Elizabeth Cléry Explained
| Marie-Elizabeth Cléry |
| Other Names: | Mme Duverge-Cléry |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1762 |
| Death Date: | 4 August 1811 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | harpist, composer |
Marie-Elizabeth Cléry (or Mme Duverge-Cléry)[1] née Du Verger or Du Verge (10 November 1762 – 4 August 1811) was a French harpist and composer. She was probably born in Paris and became a harpist in the court of Marie-Antoinette.[2] After her marriage to Jean-Baptiste Cant-Hanet dit Cléry, she published three sonatas for harp accompanied by violin, Trois Sonates pour La Harpe ou Piano-forte avec Accompagnement de Violon (1785).[3] [4]
Works
- 3 Sonates pour la harpe ou pianoforte, with violin accompaniment; edited by Barbara Garvey Jackson. ClarNan Editions, Arkansas, c. 1988. Sonata 1 in C major, Sonata 2 in E♭ major, Sonata 3 in B♭ major
Notes and References
- Claudia Schweitzer, Art. "Cléry, Marie Élisabeth", in: Lexikon "Europäische Instrumentalistinnen des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts", hrsg. von Freia Hoffmann, 2008.
- Web site: ClarNan Editions:Historic Music by Women Composers. 19 January 2011.
- Book: The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. Julie Anne. Sadie. Rhian. Samuel. 1994. W. W. Norton & Company . 9780393034875. 19 January 2011.
- Book: The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Volume 6. Stanley. Sadie. John. Tyrrell. 2001.
