Introduction

Biography

Ann was the daugh­ter of vic­tu­al­ler Tho­mas Moun­sey and Ma­ry Briggs, and wife of lib­ret­tist Will­iam Bar­tho­lo­mew (mar­ried 1853).

She was a pi­an­ist, or­gan­ist and com­pos­er, and stu­died with Jo­hann Bern­hard Lo­gi­er. After 1828 she played the organ at va­ri­ous Lon­don church­es, serv­ing at St. Ve­dast, Fos­ter Lane, for al­most five dec­ades. She al­so per­formed at con­certs and as an ac­com­pan­ist.

In 1845, she was the ac­com­pan­ist at the pre­miere of Fe­lix Men­dels­sohn’s an­them Hear My Pray­er. After mar­riage she taught mu­sic in Lon­don and worked as a com­pos­er.