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Francesca Caccini at the Medici court

music and the circulation of power

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A colleague of Galileo and Artemisia Gentileschi at the Medici court, Francesca Caccini was a dominant figure of musical life there for 30 years. She is best remembered today as the first woman to compose opera. This is a study of her life and works.

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English
Pages
445

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Francesca Caccini at the Medici Court: Music and the Circulation of Power
2015, University of Chicago Press
in English
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Francesca Caccini at the Medici Court: Music and the Circulation of Power
Dec 04, 2015, University of Chicago Press
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Cover of: Francesca Caccini at the Medici court
Francesca Caccini at the Medici court: music and the circulation of power
2008, University of Chicago Press
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Table of Contents

Figliuola del celebratissimo Giulio Romano
To win the girl, or, Francesca as object of desire
Power, desire, and women among themselves
Musica to the Granducato
Who was this woman?
Voice lessons : introducing the Primo libro delle musiche
Being, doing, and allegories of voice
After Arianna
La liberazione di Ruggiero amid the politics of regency
Performance, musical design, and politics in La liberazione di Ruggiero
Cataclysms of widowhood
Afterlives.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Chicago
Series
Women in culture and society
Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
780.92, B
Library of Congress
ML410.C19 C87 2008, ML410.C19C87 2008, ML410.C19 C87 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
445

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16726808M
Internet Archive
francescacaccini0000cusi
ISBN 10
0226132129
ISBN 13
9780226132129
LCCN
2008012693
OCLC/WorldCat
215173194, 241018626
Library Thing
9704883
Goodreads
4050852

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