| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| | | Improvis’atrix or Improvisatrice. | | |
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The most famous improvisatrices or female improvisators are: | 1 |
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| MARIA MAGDALE’NA MORELLI FERNANDEZ, surnamed the Olympic Corilla, crowned at Rome for improvisation (1740–1800). |
| TERE’SA BANDETTI’NI (1763-*). |
| ROSA TADDEI (1801-*) |
| SIGNORA MAZZEI, the most talented of all. |
| NUR JEHAN, of Bengal (d. 1645). She was the inventor of the Otto of Roses. |
| ANNA LOUISA KARCHIN, a German (1722–1791.) | |
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