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Caccini
Caccini () is an Italian surname from Florence and Northwest Italy, possibly derived from a medieval given name. Notable people with the surname include: * Francesca Caccini (1587–1640s), Italian singer, composer and musician * Giovanni Battista Caccini (1556–), Italian sculptor * Giulio Caccini (1551–1618), Italian composer, father of Francesca * Settimia Caccini (1591–1638?), Italian singer and occasional composer, sister of Francesca * Tommaso Caccini Tommaso Caccini (1574–1648) was an Italian Dominican friar and preacher. Born in Florence as Cosimo Caccini, he entered into the Dominican Order of the Catholic Church as a teenager. Caccini began his career in the monastery of San Marco and gra ... (1574–1648), Italian Dominican friar who denounced Galileo from the pulpit See also * Palazzo Caccini, a building in Florence, Italy * '' Caccinia'', a genus of flowering plants * Caccin (other) References Italian patronymic surnames {{interwiki ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Caccini
Francesca Caccini (; 18 September 1587 – most likely between 1641 and 1645) was an Italian composer, singer, lutenist, poet, and music teacher of the early Baroque era. She was also known by the nickname La Cecchina , given to her by the Florentines and probably a diminutive of ''Francesca''. She was the daughter of Giulio Caccini. Her only surviving stage work, '' La liberazione di Ruggiero'', is widely considered the oldest opera by a woman composer. As a female composer she helped to solidify the agency and the cultural and political programs of her female patron. Personal life Early life Caccini was born in Florence, and received a humanistic education (Latin, some Greek, as well as modern languages and literature, mathematics) in addition to early musical training with her father. According to Liliana Panella, the first well-founded testimony of Francesca's singer's activity, together with her sister Settimia, at the Medici court, is 1602: in his diary Cesare Tinghi not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommaso Caccini
Tommaso Caccini (1574–1648) was an Italian Dominican friar and preacher. Born in Florence as Cosimo Caccini, he entered into the Dominican Order of the Catholic Church as a teenager. Caccini began his career in the monastery of San Marco and gradually became renowned for his passionate sermons. He frequently preached at the Church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, which would later be the site of his most famous sermon. Some historians, however, speculate that the motives behind Caccini's sermons were questionable because "his fanaticism was never divorced from personal ambition for advancement within the Dominican order." Perhaps one indication of Caccini's desire for success is reflected by his decision to be named as "Tommaso," which is thought to be in honor of Thomas Aquinas. Aquinas was best known for his views on theology and philosophy, and he often discussed the effects of philosophy on Church doctrine. Historical accounts suggest that unlike his namesake, Father C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giulio Caccini
Giulio Romolo Caccini (also Giulio Romano) (8 October 1551 – buried 10 December 1618) was an Italian composer, teacher, singer, instrumentalist and writer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He was one of the founders of the genre of opera, and one of the most influential creators of the new Baroque style. He was also the father of the composer Francesca Caccini and the singer Settimia Caccini. Life Little is known about his early life, but he is thought to have been born in Rome, the son of the carpenter Michelangelo Caccini; he was the older brother of the Florentine sculptor Giovanni Caccini. In Rome he studied the lute, the viol and the harp, and began to acquire a reputation as a singer. In the 1560s, Francesco de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, was so impressed with his talent that he took the young Caccini to Florence for further study. By 1579, Caccini was singing at the Medici court. He was a tenor, and he was able to accompany himself on the viol or t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Settimia Caccini
Settimia Caccini (6 October 1591 – , Italy) was a well-known Italian soprano and composer during the 1600s, being one of the first women to have a successful career in music. Caccini was highly regarded for her artistic and technical work with music. She came from a family of well-known composers and singers, with her father being Giulio Caccini and her sister Francesca Caccini. Settimia Caccini was less well known as a composer because she never published her own collection of works. Instead, nine works are attributed to her in two manuscripts of secular songs. Settimia was known much more for her talent as a singer, and she performed for nobility with the Caccini family consort and as a soloist. Coming from a musical family, she was able to lead herself to her own fame and success. Life Settimia Caccini was born on 6 October 1591, in Florence, Italy. Her father was a famous and popular composer and a pioneer in monodic music. At a young age her father taught her about music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palazzo Caccini
Palazzo Caccini (also known as Palazzo del Corona) is located in Florence at Borgo Pinti 31–33, on the corner of Via Nuova dei Caccini. History and description In the 15th century this was the home of the Ferrantini family, known for having been chosen – evidently because of the nobility and spaciousness of the rooms – to host the Patriarch of Constantinople and the twenty-three Orthodox bishops during the Council of Ferrara-Florence, Council of Florence of 1439. Passed down through hereditary lineage to the Caccini, it was progressively enlarged by them (during the years of prior Francesco Domenico), until a unitary renovation was carried out that literature places between 1561 and 1564 circa and refers to Giovanni Caccini, an intimate of the Medici family (but not to be confused with the architect Giovanni Battista Caccini of Montopoli in Val d'Arno), however assisted by Giorgio Vasari. All that remains of Caccini are the initials G. C. A. [rchitect or Alexandri (son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
