La veuve Boivin

"La veuve Boivin" (1704 – 13 February 1776) real name Élisabeth Catherine Boivin, widow of François Boivin and Jean-Christophe Ballard's daughter, was an 18th-century French music publisher in Paris.

Élisabeth Catherine Boivin
Born	Élisabeth Catherine Ballard 1704 Paris
Died	13 February 1776 Chartres
Other names	La veuve Boivin
Occupation	Music publisher
Years active	1733–1753 (20 years)

The music publishing house was founded in 1721 by François Boivin (circa 1693-1733) and his uncle, Michel Pignolet de Montéclair. It was located rue Saint-Honoré, under the banner "À la Règle d’Or" (at the Golden Rule). At the death of François Boivin, his widow took over the management of the company.^[1]

Her mark was found on many scores published and sold in Paris until 1753 when she sold her business to Marc Bayard, another music publisher. She died in Chartres in 1776.^[2]

References

1. Devriès & Lesure 1979, p. 36.
2. Devriès & Lesure 1979, p. 37.

Sources

• Devriès, Anik; Lesure, François (1979). Dictionnaire des éditeurs de musique français. Vol. 1. Paris: Editions Minkoff. ISBN 9782826604532.

See also

• List of women music publishers before 1900

External links

• Information about Boivin at IMSLP
• La veuve Boivin: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project