
Ebook: Women and music in sixteenth-century Ferrara
Author: Stras Laurie
- Genre: Art // Music
- Tags: Music, Renaissance, Italy, Music -- Social aspects -- Italy -- Ferrara -- History -- 16th century, Women musicians -- Italy -- Ferrara -- History -- 16th century, Music -- Italy -- Ferrara -- 16th century -- History and criticism, Ferrara (Italy) -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 16th century, Courts and courtiers, Music, Music -- Social aspects, Women musicians, Italy -- Ferrara, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, MUSIC / Reference
- Series: New perspectives in music history and criticism
- Year: 2018
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- City: Cambridge
- Language: English
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The musica secreta or concerto delle dame of Duke Alfonso II d'Este, an ensemble of virtuoso female musicians that performed behind closed doors at the castello in Ferrara, is well-known to music history. Their story is often told by focussing on the Duke's obsessive patronage and the exclusivity of their music. This book examines the music-making of four generations of princesses, noblewomen and nuns in Ferrara, as Read more...