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ELIZABETH
TURNER
(?- 1756)

Six Lessons for the Harpsichord
compos'd by Miss Eliza Turner
(London 1756)

LESSON I in g Minor

1. Allegro
2. Scotaza Moderato
3. Tambourine Allegro
4. Minuetto Allegro

LESSON II in G Major

1. (Allegro)
2. Andante Affettuoso
3. Gavotta un più Allegro
   (with 6 Variations)

LESSON III in D Major

1. (Allegro)
2. Minuetto Affettuoso
3. Giga
4. March

LESSON IV in B flat Major

1. (Allegro moderato)
2. Courante
3. Aria Tempo di Minuetto con gusto
4. (Allegro)

LESSON V in A Major

1. (Allegro)
2. Andante
3. Aria
4. Savoyard
5. Minuetto con gusto

LESSON VI in F Major

1. (Allegro)
2. Minuetto with Variations, Andante
3. Giga, Allegro

FERNANDO DE LUCA
harpsichord

Issue 2015-17

Recorded in Venice, 2014 August 24-26
German harpsichord built by F. P. Ciocca (2007)
after Christian Vater (1738); Temp. Neidhardt, Pitch A=415Hz

References

• Elizabeth Turner, 6 Lessons for the Harpsichord, link
• Margaret Yelloly, 'The Ingenious Miss Turner': Elizabeth Turner (d 1756), Singer, Harpsichordist and Composer - Early Music, Vol. 33, No. 1 (Feb., 2005), pp. 65-79, link
• Gasparo's GSCD-218, 18th-Century Solo Harpsichord Music by Women Composers, Vol. II, 1990

Thomas Gainsborough - Ann Ford (later Mrs. Philip Thicknesse), 1760 - Cincinnati Art Museum