Hamilton, Catherine (1738–1782)
Hamilton, Catherine (1738–1782)
English harpsichordist and composer. Name variations: Lady Catherine Hamilton. Born Catherine Barlow 1738 in Wales; died outside Naples of bilious fever, Aug 25, 1782; buried in Pembrokeshire; m. Sir William Hamilton (envoy to Naples), in 1758; no children.
Was highly esteemed for her proficiency on the pianoforte and the harpsichord, but only one of her works as a composer, a minuet in C major, is extant; following her death, husband married Emma Hamilton.
See also Women in World History.
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