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The musical compositions of the Baroque period live thanks to her: Francesca Caccini
Francesca Caccini (Florence 1587 - 1640) daughter of art, represents for the period in which she lived an exceptional artist.
The Nfetti only men could become court masters and perform in public, instead "the sniper" , as Francesca Caccini was called to the age of thirteen, he performed singing in the concert on the occasion of Maria de Medici .
The years pass and his musical-vocal formation followed by his father Giulio Caccini bring it to the stable hiring in the staff of the Medici court, becoming the most paid musician of the time. He wrote numerous compositions but it is said that one of his many qualities was the teaching of singing. In 1618 he published the "first book of music" a collection of songs to one and two voices that not only has a compositional cut, but also pedagogical, in fact there are small tastings of their teaching methods characterized by a specific notation for the embellishments.
As always, time erases the memory, in fact this great artist fell into oblivion at least for 200 years until as always an author has mentioned it in an article in the Official Musical Gazzetta in Milan and brought it as an example of before composer woman.
'The first book of music', 1618
'The Secular Monodies'
Canzonetta:
'That love is naked, and although the wings on the back'
that love is naked, and even with the wings on the back
of the sielo and does not procure the hotel
is vanity.
But that for the eyes he saying to the chest
and there to be there and he received
is truth
and that he is blind, and that never rimiri
where it is traveled, and so the arc shots
is vanity.
But that I would look at the look, and without any Beda
is Pigli aims, and therefore the arc curtain
is truth.
That between mortals, and that between heavenly lights
liagier sen, and you never would have aroused
is vanity.
But that we've placed the feathers eternally one day
of stars,
it is truth.
And I Mel I know, that it takes place that I do nieghi,
that uoi fier yokes this neck I fold
is vanity.
But I will say, that 'n amorous tempre,
and ardo, and arsi, and I will never always
be truth.
"Music teacher" cycle. Program designed and created by Nelly Lipuma dedicated to Francesca Caccini
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