Jane Mary Guest (c.1762-1846) was an English pianist and composer of keyboard and vocal music. Regarded as a child prodigy, she traveled to London to study with J.C. Bach in 1776. Her contemporaries regarded her playing as brilliant and possessing expert facility and expressiveness. From 1783-84, she ran her own series of subscription concerts. Her work was supported by the royal family as well as many of London’s upper class families. Her Six Sonatas, op. 1 had an impressive subscription list, and she ultimately gained the patronage of George III. In the early nineteenth century, she was appointed as music teacher to Princesses Amalie and Charlotte.
Approximately 24 of Guest’s works are extant, and they demonstrate a variety of styles including galant textures, virtuosic piano writing, and salon music. According to Sainsbury, she also wrote piano concerti that she performed in Rauzzini’s concerts in Bath int he 1790s. These pieces are not extant.
Source
Raessler, Daniel M. “Guest [Miles], Jane Mary.” Grove Music Online. 2001.
Works Featured on Expanding the Music Theory Canon
Allegro from Sonata 1, Op. 1
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Rondo Allegretto from Sonata 1, Op. 1
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Adagio from Sonata 3, Op. 1
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Presto from Sonata 3, Op. 1
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Allegro from Sonata 4, Op. 1
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Allegretto from Sonata 4, Op. 1
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