Harriett Abrams

Harriett Abrams (8March 1821) was an English soprano and composer. Particularly praised for her performances in the repertoire of George Frideric Handel, Abrams enjoyed a successful concert career in London during the 1780s. Music historian Charles Burney praised the sweetness of her voice and her tasteful musical interpretations.

Abrams composed several songs, two of which, "The Orphan's Prayer" and "Crazy Jane", became very popular; she was also responsible for setting the nursery rhyme Little Boy Blue as a glee for three voices. In addition, she published two sets of Italian and English canzonets, a collection of Scottish songs and glees harmonized for two and three voices, and more than a dozen songs, mainly sentimental ballads. A collection of songs published in 1803 was dedicated by Harriett to Queen Charlotte.