Esther Elizabeth Velkiers (1640 – after 1685) was a Swiss singer, musician and composer.[1][verification needed]
Biography edit
Esther Velkiers was born in Geneva, then in the independent Republic of Geneva. She was nearly blind from an accident with an oven when she was a baby, and was taught letters by her father using wooden blocks. She learned Latin, German, Italian and French, and then studied philosophy, mathematics, theology and science. She also studied music and became a singer and harpsichordist. She was noted as a composer, but none of her compositions survive.[2] Velkiers was known as a musician, but also for her philosophy, language, science and theology.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ Grove Dictionary
- ^ Hawkins, John (July 2006). A General History Of The Science And Practice Of Music vol. 2. Kessinger. p. 596. ISBN 9781428639959. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ Musical Association (Great Britain), Royal Musical Association (1883). Proceedings of the Musical Association, Volume 9. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 4 October 2010.