Lady Mary Dering
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Lady Mary Dering (née Harvey) (bap. September 3, 1629–1704) was an English composer. She was connected with a number of important people, including her uncle William Harvey, who described circulation accurately for the first time, and a friendship with Katherine Philips (the Matchless Orinda). They began their friendship at school in 1640 at Hackney's "ladies university of the female arts". Dering had seventeen children with her husband Sir Edward Dering.
Mary Dering studied with Henry Lawes, who dedicated his book to her. In the dedication he highly praises her compositions, and says that few of any sex have matched their perfection. Some of Dering's music was published in John Playford's Select Ayres and Dialogues. Three of Dering's songs were published in Lawes' Second book of airs. These are the first known published works by a woman in England.[1]
[edit] References
- Ian Spink. "Lady Mary Dering", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed September 13, 2006), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
- Judith Tick. "Women in Music", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed September 13, 2006), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
- ^ Women in Music
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| NAME | Mary Dering |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lady Mary Dering, Mary Harvey |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | English composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptised September 3, 1629 |
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| DATE OF DEATH | 1704 |
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