Julie Pinel was a French

French people

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 composer and harpsichord

Harpsichord

A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...

 teacher, born into the Pinel family of court musicians. Very little is known of her life, but she dedicated her published collection of songs to the "Prince of Soubize", thought to be Charles de Rohan, the patron of her family.

Works

Pinel published her collection of 31 songs, Nouveau receuil d'airs sérioux et à boire in 1737. Selected works include:

• Le Printems, cantatille
• Rossignols
• Boccages
• Echos indiscrets
• Bergères
• Pourquoy
• Appollonius, opera

Her music has been recorded and issued on CD, including:

• The Pleasures of Love and Libation Orchestra: La Donna Musicale, Conductor: Laury Gutierrez, Audio CD (May 1, 2007), Label: La, ASIN: B003050FXY