Two Sonatas for the Piano-forte or Harpsichord, with Accompaniments, For the Violin, German Flute & Violoncello Op.2 - Barthélemon, Cecilia Maria 1767-1859; Henslow, C. M. (London Riley, 1792)
Cecilia Maria Barthélémon (1767-1859) was a singer, composer, pianist and organist. Barthélemon was married twice. She inscribed her name into her copies of Haydn's music with two different names. On one copy, she had the name Cecilia Maria Hinchcliffe.A second copy had the name Cecilia Maria Henslow. Barthélemon married Captain E.P. Henslow around December 1796. She stopped performing publicly at this time.
more on the composer: https://spot.colorado.edu/~hayesd/18c%20Women/cm-barthelemon.html
Complete set of four parts, each with its own title-page
Composer's Stamp CeMH (Cecilia Maria Hinchcliffe) on title page of the violin part
Dedicated to her Royal Highness the Dutchess of York, one of Haydn’s many English friends and patrons during his stay in London in the 1790ies.
The op. 2 sonatas were reprinted around 1803, the copy in the New York Public Library being the composer's autographed presentation copy to Henslowe.
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Sonata; Keyboard instrument; Freedom; Female; London (United Kingdom)