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Barbara Strozzi
Barbara Strozzi (also called Barbara Valle; baptised 6 August 1619 – 11 November 1677) was an Italian composer and singer of the Baroque Period. During her lifetime, Strozzi published eight volumes of her own music, and had more secular music in print than any other composer of the era. This was achieved without any support from the Church and with no consistent patronage from the nobility. Personal life Early life and childhood Barbara Strozzi (at birth, Barbara Valle) was born in Venice in 1619 to a woman known as "La Greghetta" (in other sources she is also referred to as Isabella Griega or Isabella Garzoni). She was baptized in the church of Santa Sofia in the Cannaregio district of Venice. Although Barbara's birth certificate does not provide information on her father's identity, it is assumed that her biological father may have been Giulio Strozzi, a poet and librettist, a very influential figure in seventeenth-century Venice. Giulio Strozzi was a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Bernardo is a given name and less frequently an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish surname. Possibly from the Germanic "Bernhard". Given name People * Bernardo the Japanese (died 1557), early Japanese Christian convert and disciple of Saint Francis Xavier * Bernardo Accolti (1465–1536), Italian poet * Bernardo Bellotto (c. 1721/2-1780), Venetian urban landscape painter and printmaker in etching * Bernardo Bertolucci (born 1940), Italian film director and screenwriter * Bernardo Buontalenti (c. 1531–1608), Italian stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, military engineer and artist * Bernardo Clesio (1484–1539), Italian cardinal, bishop, prince, diplomat, humanist and botanist * Bernardo Corradi (born 1976), Italian footballer * Bernardo Daddi (c. 1280–1348), Italian Renaissance painter * Bernardo Domínguez (born 1979), Spanish footballer known as Bernardo * Bernardo Dovizi (1470–1520), Italian cardinal and comedy writer * Bernardo Espinosa (born 1989), Colombian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand III Of Austria
Ferdinand III (Ferdinand Ernest; 13 July 1608, in Graz – 2 April 1657, in Vienna) was from 1621 Archduke of Austria, King of Hungary from 1625, King of Croatia and Bohemia from 1627 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1637 until his death in 1657. Ferdinand ascended the throne at the beginning of the last decade of the Thirty Years' War and introduced lenient policies to depart from old ideas of divine rights under his father, as he had wished to end the war quickly. As the numerous battles had not resulted in sufficient military containment of the Protestant enemies, and confronted with decaying Imperial power, Ferdinand was compelled to abandon the political stances of his Habsburg predecessors in many respects in order to open the long road towards the much delayed peace treaty. Although his authority among the princes was weakened after the war, in Bohemia, Hungary and the Austria, however, Ferdinand's position as sovereign was uncontested. Ferdinand was the first Habsburg monarc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Baroque Composers
Composers of the Baroque era, ordered by date of birth: Transition from Renaissance to Baroque (born 1500–49) Composers in the Renaissance/Baroque transitional era include the following (listed by their date of birth): * Philippe de Monte (1521–1603) * Baldassare Donato (1525/1530–1603) * Costanzo Porta (1529–1601) * Jiří Rychnovský (1529–1616) * Guillaume Costeley (1530–1606) * Fabritio Caroso (1530–1605/1620) * Mateo Flecha the Younger (1530–1604) * Gianmatteo Asola (1532–1609) * Andrea Gabrieli (1532/1523–1585) * Claudio Merulo (1533–1604) * Francesco Soto de Langa (1534–1619) * Rocco Rodio (1535–after 1615) * Mikołaj Gomółka (1535–1609) * Cesare Negri (1535–1605) * Simone de Bonefont (1535 - ?) * Johannes Matelart (before 1538–1607) * Stefano Felis (1538–1603) * William Byrd (1540–1623) * Matthäus Waissel (1540–1602) * Giovanni Ferretti (1540–after 1609) * Tiburzio Massaino (1540–after 1608) * Hernando de Cabezón (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women In Music
Women in music include women as composers, songwriters, instrumental performers, singers, conductors, music scholars, music educators, music critics/music journalists, and in other musical professions. Also, it describes music movements (e.g., women's music, which is music written and performed by women for women), events and genres related to women, women's issues, and feminism. In the 2010s, while women constitute a significant proportion of popular music and classical music singers, and a significant proportion of songwriters (many of them being singer-songwriters), there are few women record producers, rock critics and rock instrumentalists. Women artists in pop music, such as Björk, Lady Gaga and Madonna, have commented about sexism in the music industry. Additionally, a recent study led by Dr. Smith announced that "...over the last six years, the representation of women in the music industry has been even lower". In classical music, although there have been a huge n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcangela Tarabotti
Arcangela Tarabotti (24 February 1604 – 28 February 1652) was a Venetian nun and Early Modern Italian writer. Tarabotti wrote texts and corresponded with cultural and political figures for most of her adult life, centering on the issues of forced enclosure, and what she saw as other symptoms and systems of patriarchy and misogyny in her works and discussions. Tarabotti wrote at least seven works, though only five were published during her lifetime. Because of the politics of Tarabotti’s works, many scholars consider her “a protofeminist writer as well as an early political theorist.” Early life and enclosure Sister Arcangela Tarabotti was born Elena Cassandra Tarabotti in Castello, Venice. Her parents were Stefano Tarabotti and Maria Cadena. One of her siblings was the painter Caterina Tarabotti. Tarabotti was one of eleven children and the eldest of seven daughters. Tarabotti, like her father, had physical disabilities, which made her feel physically weak and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giambattista Marino
Giovanni Battista was a common Italian given name (see Battista for those with the surname) in the 16th-18th centuries. It refers to " John the Baptist" in English, the French equivalent is "Jean-Baptiste". Common nicknames include Giambattista, Gianbattista, Giovambattista, or Giambo. In Genoese the nickname was Baciccio, and a common shortening was Giovan Battista, Giobatta or simply G.B.. The people listed below are Italian unless noted otherwise. * Giovanni Battista Adriani (c.1511–1579), historian. * Giovanni Battista Agnello (fl. 1560–1577), author and alchemist. * Giovanni Battista Aleotti (1546–1636), architect. * Giovanni Battista Amendola (1848–1887), sculptor. * Giovanni Battista Amici (1786–1863), astronomer and microscopist. * Giovanni Battista Angioletti (1896-1961), writer and journalist. * Giovanni Battista Ballanti (1762–1835), sculptor. * Giovanni Battista Barbiani (1593–1650), painter. * Giovanni Battista Beccaria (1716–1781), physicist. * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered a crucial transitional figure between the Renaissance and Baroque periods of music history. Born in Cremona, where he undertook his first musical studies and compositions, Monteverdi developed his career first at the court of Mantua () and then until his death in the Republic of Venice where he was '' maestro di cappella'' at the basilica of San Marco. His surviving letters give insight into the life of a professional musician in Italy of the period, including problems of income, patronage and politics. Much of Monteverdi's output, including many stage works, has been lost. His surviving music includes nine books of madrigals, large-scale religious works, such as his '' Vespro della Beata Vergine'' (''Vespers for the Blessed Virg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seconda Pratica
Seconda pratica, Italian for "second practice", is the counterpart to prima pratica and is sometimes referred to as Stile moderno. The term "Seconda pratica" first appeared in 1603 in Giovanni Artusi's book ''Seconda Parte dell'Artusi, overo Delle imperfettioni della moderna musica'' (''The Second Part of The Artusi, or, Imperfections of Modern Music''), where it is attributed to a certain L'Ottuso Accademico. In the first part of ''The Artusi'' (1600), Artusi had severely criticized several unpublished madrigals of Claudio Monteverdi. In the second part of this work, L'Ottuso Accademico, whose identity is unknown, defends Monteverdi and others "who have embraced this new second practice". Monteverdi adopted the term to distance some of his music from that of e.g. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Gioseffo Zarlino and to describe early music of the Baroque period which encouraged more freedom from the rigorous limitations of dissonances and counterpoint characteristic of the prima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880 Hz in choral music, or to "soprano C" (C6, two octaves above middle C) = 1046 Hz or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which often encompasses the melody. The soprano voice type is generally divided into the coloratura, soubrette, lyric, spinto, and dramatic soprano. Etymology The word "soprano" comes from the Italian word '' sopra'' (above, over, on top of),"Soprano" '' |
Pleasures Of Euterpe Title Page
''Pleasures'' is a two-hour 1986 American television film written by Jill Gordon and directed by Sharron Miller. Its cast includes Joanna Cassidy, Barry Bostwick, Linda Purl, Rick Moses and Tracy Nelson. Plot Three related women have summer romances in this drama. The first has recently been deserted by her husband. When an old college beau shows up, sparks fly. Meanwhile her sister is wrestling with a rock star. And finally her daughter goes abroad and gets involved with a non-English speaking young man. Cast * Joanna Cassidy as Lillian Benton * Linda Purl as Eve Harper * Tracy Nelson as Annie Benton * Rick Moses as Niles Perry * Pamela Adlon as Claudia (as Pamela Segall) * David Paymer as Stanley * Sasha Mitchell as Antonio * Barry Bostwick as Ben Scott * Pamela Dunlap as Elaine * Elizabeth Kerr as Mrs. Gilroy * Richard Gates as Fred See also *List of television films produced for American Broadcasting Company This is a list of television films produced for America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grove Music Online
''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' is an encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians. Along with the German-language '' Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart'', it is one of the largest reference works on the history and theory of music. Earlier editions were published under the titles ''A Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', and ''Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians''; the work has gone through several editions since the 19th century and is widely used. In recent years it has been made available as an electronic resource called ''Grove Music Online'', which is now an important part of ''Oxford Music Online''. ''A Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' ''A Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' was first published in London by Macmillan and Co. in four volumes (1879, 1880, 1883, 1889) edited by George Grove with an Appendix edited by J. A. Fuller Maitland in the fourth volume. An Index edited by Mrs. E. Wodehouse was issued as a separate volume in 1890 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchess Elisabeth Sophie Of Mecklenburg
Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (20 August 1613 – 12 July 1676) was a German poet, composer and impresario. Life She began studying music at the court of her father, Duke John Albert II of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, where was an orchestra known for its use of fine English musicians, such as William Brade. She moved to the court of Kassel, which also had a strong musical tradition, when the Thirty Years War threatened her court in 1628. In 1635, she married the learned Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgSee Walter, ''Sophie Elisabeth'' with whom she had two children: * Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg * Marie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Elisabeth Sophie was charged with organizing the court orchestra, and at times worked closely with Heinrich Schütz, who was appointed ''absentes'' Kapellmeister in 1655. She may have collaborated with him on arias in his ''Theatralische neue Vorstellung von der Maria Magdale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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