Ann Valentine was an English

English people

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 organist

Organist

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 and composer

Composer

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Life

Ann Valentine was born on 11 January 1762 in Leicester

Leicester

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 and christened on 15 March. Her father was the composer John Valentine II. Ann Valentine lived in Belgrave Gate and worked as organist at St Margaret's Church, Leicester until 1834. She published popular music for piano, some of it with voices and instrumental accompaniment. The Ten Sonatas for piano with violin or flute (ca.1790) and Monny Musk arranged as a rondo for piano (ca.1798) are published in modern editions.

Works (Partial List)

• Ten Sonatas for the pianoforte or harpsichord and violin or flute (ca.1790)
• Monny Musk for keyboard (ca.1798)