There is no specific information regarding Elisabetta de Gambarini's formal musical education however, there is speculation that she may have studied with Francesco Geminiani, composer of The Inchanted Forest [REF].
Music was considered a social accomplishment for women, which reflected on the gentility of one's family, filled leisure time and drove away ennui, and in the case of a young women, it was an asset in procuring a husband [REF].