To Cassandra, from Rowling, "I am glad to hear so good an account of Mr Charde, and only fear that my long absence may occasion his relapse. I practise every day as much as I can-I wish it were more for his sake." - Jane Austen, Thursday 1 September 1796
Dr. George William Chard was Jane Austen's music teacher. He became the organist of Winchester Cathedral from 1802-1849 and Master of Music at Winchester College. He wrote numerous hymns and anthems. This is a link to information about a few of his songs.
http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AChard%2C+George+William%2C&qt=hot_author
Jane started pianoforte lessons when she was nine years old at the Abby School. She took lessons until she was twenty-one. Music was important to her. She included it in her novels. She hand copied a collection of her favorite music and neatly indexed it all. The original is a Chawton.
The Jane Austen Society of North America Alabama Region has a web site, "Austen Music Online". You might like to check this out.
http://bama.ua.edu/~jdonley/austen/index.html
!Jane Austen's music books
There are two cd's available of the music from her library.
I hope you have a great day today!
I am very affectionately yours,
Terrie
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