Ann Mounsey

Aliases: Ann Sheppard Mounsey; Ann Mounsey Bartholomew

Life

Born: 1811

Died: 1891

Biography

Ann Sheppard Mounsey Bartholomew was born in London and studied organ early in life. After 1828 she became the organist at various London churches, serving at St. Vedast Foster Lane for nearly fifty years. In 1845 she was accompanist at the premiere of Mendelssohn’s anthem “Hear My Prayer.” In 1853 she married its librettist, William Bartholomew (1793–1867). After her marriage she taught music in London and worked as a composer.

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List of choral works

Secular works

• “Take care!”
• Tell me, where is fancy bred
• Six Four-part Songs, Op. 30

1. Serenade
2. Spring Time
3. The Bee
4. Mutability
5. Philomela
6. Gather ye rosebuds

 
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Publications

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