Margaret Essex (1775–1807) was an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

of chamber and vocal music.

Timothy Essex Timothy Essex (1765?–1847) was an English composer. Life Essex was born in or about 1765 at Coventry, Warwickshire, the son of Timothy Essex there; Margaret Essex was his sister. He began playing on the flute and violin at age 13, for his own ...

was her brother. An example of her compositions is "The Butterfly", published in ''The first solos: songs by women composers. Volume I: high voice.'' from Bryn Mawr, PA: Hildegard Publishing Company, c2000.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Essex, Margaret 1775 births 1807 deaths English Classical-period composers British women classical composers