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23%OFFSuzanne G. Cusick - Francesca Caccini at the Medici Court - 9780226132136 - V9780226132136
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Francesca Caccini at the Medici Court

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Description for Francesca Caccini at the Medici Court Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; AVGC2; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. .
A contemporary of Shakespeare and Monteverdi, and a colleague of Galileo and Artemisia Gentileschi at the Medici court, Francesca Caccini was a dominant musical figure there for thirty years. Dazzling listeners with the transformative power of her performances and the sparkling wit of the music she composed for more than a dozen court theatricals, Caccini is best remembered today as the first woman to have composed opera. Francesca Caccini at the Medici Court reveals for the first time how this multitalented composer established a fully professional musical career at a time when virtually no other women were able to achieve ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Series
Women in Culture and Society
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226132136
SKU
V9780226132136
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About Suzanne G. Cusick
Suzanne G. Cusick is professor of music at New York University.

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