Madame Ronssecy

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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. [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:

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