Jane Savage (born 1752/1753, died 1824) was an

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. She was the daughter of English musician and composer

William Savage William Savage (1720 – 27 July 1789) was an English people, English composer, organist, and singer of the 18th century. He sang as a boy boy soprano, treble and alto, a countertenor, and as a bass (voice), bass. He is best remembered for his ...

(c. 1720–1789) and his wife Mary Bolt Savage. It is likely that Jane Savage accompanied her father from his estate near

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in 1780 or 1781 and lived in

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. Most of her music was published in this period. Her output was mainly vocal or keyboard works, described as "drawing-room pieces". No modern edition of her works exists. Her unpublished pieces have predominantly been lost. In 2020, ''Hymn for Christmas Day'', an anthem setting the text "While shepherds watched their flocks by night", composed in around 1785 and performed by the Asylum for Female Orphans in London, was rediscovered and published by the Church Music Society. It is the earliest known example of an anthem for the Church of England to have been written by a female composer. After her father and mother died, Savage married merchant R. Rolleston in about 1790. It is unclear whether she continued her career in music. She did not publish any compositions in her married name.R.E. Cowgill, "Savage, Jane," ''New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' (2001).

Works

Selected works include: *''Six Sonatas for Harpsichord or Piano'' (1783) *''Six Rondos for the Harpsichord or Pianoforte, Opus 3'' (1786) * ''Strephan and Flavia, A Favourite Cantata'' (voice and keyboard instrument) (1786) * ''A Favourite Duet'' (keyboard) (1789) *''Two Duets for Voices'' (1789) *''God Save the King, adapted as a Double Lesson'' (keyboard) (1789)

References

External links

* * Christine Fornoff, Art
„Savage, Jane“
In: Lexikon „Europäische Instrumentalistinnen des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts“, hrsg. von Freia Hoffmann, 2011. {{DEFAULTSORT:Savage, Jane 1752 births 1824 deaths 18th-century classical composers 19th-century classical composers English classical composers Women classical composers 18th-century English people 19th-century English people Classical-period composers English classical pianists English women pianists 18th-century keyboardists 19th-century British composers Women classical pianists 19th-century women composers 18th-century women composers 18th-century English women 19th-century English women 19th-century women pianists