improvisatrice

'An "improvisatrice,"' the young man whispered quickly.

Stradella 1881

Italy was to be crowned at the Capitol: Corinne -- poet, writer, improvisatrice, and one of the most beautiful women in Rome.

Selections from _Corinne_ 2002

Maddelena Morelli, who was famed as an improvisatrice under the name of

Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians Walter Rowlands

But now the tones of the improvisatrice are low and quiet, and her motions assert the dignity of a life nobly lived.

The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Lawrence Turnbull

She added, however, to the gifts of an improvisatrice something infinitely higher and deeper.

The Women of the French Salons Amelia Ruth Gere Mason

But Dama Margherita, still in her trance of song, waved them to quiet again as they stood grouped about the Queen, in the very mood of the closing scene, creating an atmosphere of restrained passion, through which the voice of the improvisatrice throbbed and pulsated like their own hear-beats.

The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Lawrence Turnbull

"Il improvisatrice," was she styled by her admiring associates, whom she amused by the hour with her extemporary effusions of rhyme.

Hubert's Wife A Story for You Minnie Mary Lee

Suddenly the indignant cries of the whole listening company mingled in confusion with the inspired voice of the improvisatrice and the descriptive music of the lutes.

The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Lawrence Turnbull

An extraordinary account appeared a short time back in a well known Scotch magazine, of a female improvisatrice, which may have met your notice.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 374, June 6, 1829 Various

He inquired the cause and learned that the most celebrated woman in Italy would that morning be crowned at the capital -- Corinne, the poetess and improvisatrice, one of the loveliest women of Rome.

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