Pauline Duchambge
Pauline Duchambge
Pauline Duchambge née de Montet (1778 – 23 April 1858) was a French pianist and composer. Antoinette-Pauline de Montet was born into a wealthy family in Martinique, West Indies. She lived for a while in a convent but left in 1792 and married the Baron Duchambge in 1796. Both her parents died in 1798.[1] She and her husband later divorced and she supported herself as a musician and composer.[2]
Works
Selected works include:
- L'Ange gardien
- Le Matelot
- La Brigantine, ou le Départ
- Adieu donc mon pays! ou le Suisse au Régiment
Her works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:
- Songs of the Classical Age, audio CD, Label: Cedille
References
- ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (DIGITIZED ONLINE BY GOOGLEBOOKS).
- ↑ Marix-Spire, Therese (1954). Les Romantiques et la musique.
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