Little is known about English composer and singer Elizabeth Turner. Her songs were quite popular in the first half of the eighteenth century, and critics revered her as a first-rate soprano. She was also one of the first known Englishwomen to publish a substantial collection of musical works. Turner seems to have been more well-known during her career as a performer than as a composer. In addition to collaborating frequently with Boyce in numerous settings, she was also known for her performances of arias from oratorios by Handel, Thomas Arne, and Boyce. Charles Burney reported that Turner was a favorite performer at the Swan, and she also performed at the Castle Tavern, Hickford’s Room, and the Great Room in Dean Street. The London Evening Post reported her death in 1756, noting “Yesterday died at Islington Miss Elizabeth Turner, whose extraordinary genius and abilities in music, make her justly lamented by all Lovers of Harmony.”