Franziska Lebrun
By Thomas Gainsborough, 1780
German soprano and composer Franziska Lebrun (1756-1791) was a chamber musician in the Munich court, held the title virtuosa da camera for her operatic singing in Mannheim, and concertized extensively throughout Europe. She made appearances at La Scala in Milan, the Concert Spirituel in Paris, the King’s Theatre in London, the Viennese Burgtheater, the Berlin carnivals, and the Teatro S Carlo.
During her time in London she composed and published two sets of sonatas for violin and keyboard. These were quickly distributed in Paris, Amsterdam, Offenbach, Berlin, Mannheim, and Worms.
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Höft, Brigitte Höft; revised by Paul Corneilson. “Lebrun, Franziska.” Grove Music Online. 2001.
Works Featured on Expanding the Music Theory Canon
Menuetto Grazioso from Sonata 4, Op. 1
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“Trio” from Sonata 4, Op. 1
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Allegro from Sonata 1, Op. 1
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“Rondo Allegro Assai” from Sonata 4, Op. 2
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“Allegro” from Sonata V for Fortepiano and Violin, Op. 1
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“Rondeau Allegretto” from Sonata V, Op. 1
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Allegro from Sonata 1, Op. 2
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“Rondo” from Sonata I, Op. 2
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“Rondeau Allegretto” from Sonata 3, Op. 1
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“Allegro” from Sonata 2, Op. 2
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“Tempo di Menuetto” from Sonata 2, Op. 1
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Allegro from Sonata 2, Op. 1
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Rondo Allegretto from Sonata 1, Op. 1
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Rondo Allegretto from Sonata 3, Op. 1
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