Francesca Caccini (born the September 18th 1587 with Florence - died in 1640 with Lucques) was a compositrice Italy beginning of the 17th century, girl of the singer and type-setter Giulio Caccini. Professional singer, harpsichordist, lutist, it was probably the first woman having composed of the opera S.

Biography

August 1st Very young person, Francesca Caccini is initiated with the music by his/her father. He teaches him the song, the Clavecin, the Luth, the musical theory and the composition. The great chance of Francesca is to be born during one radical time of musical transition and to have been directly informed from the Italian musical tendencies of the moment.

Works

The only partition of opera which reached us, “ Liberazione di Ruggiero dall' Isola from Alcina ”, concerns the esthetics of the first spectacles of the court of Florence. The vocal writing is of an absolute beauty, the soprano virtuoso.

In addition to the operas and opera ballets, it composed of vocal works, crowned, as well as parts for the theater. In its monodies accompanied, the influence of the paternal model is prevalent.

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