Maddalena Casulana

38: 198:. The discoveries were made by Laurie Stras, Professor of Music at the Universities of Southampton and Huddersfield, who identified the lost alto partbook of Casulana’s 1583 book of five-voice madrigals in the Russian State Library in Moscow, thought to have been looted from the Gdańsk Library of the 180:. Her melodic lines are singable and carefully attentive to the text. Casulana favoured dramatic dialogue in her polyphonic vocal works. This is demonstrated in her madrigal, "Morte - Che voi - Te Chiamo?", in which she alternates different voices to highlight the questions and answers of the text. 143:

The following line in the dedication to her first book of madrigals, to Isabella de' Medici, shows her feeling about being a female composer at a time when such a thing was rare: " want to show the world, as much as I can in this profession of music, the vain error of men that they alone possess the

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and Florence, based on information contained in dedications, and likely she went to Venice as well, since her music was published there and numerous Venetians commented on her abilities. She made at least one voyage to the French imperial court in the 1570s.

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she published other books of madrigals, all at Venice. Sometime during this period she married a man named Mezari, but no other information is known about him, or where she (or they) were living. Evidently she visited

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In 2022 it was announced that a further 17 madrigals have been added to her surviving repertoire, with twelve of the pieces being played for the first time in 400 years on 8 March 2022 as part of the

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This painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, representing Saint Cecilia, has become identified with Maddalena Casulana since 2010. However, there is no evidence that it is actually a portrait of Casulana

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Briscoe, James R., comp. New Historical Anthology of Music by Women.. Indiana University Press, 2004, 3 compact discs accompanying an anthology of scores. Originally released in 1991.

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Bonds, Mark Evan. A History of Music in Western Culture. Vol. 1. Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2014, 6 compact discs accompany text of same title. Originally released in 2010.

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conducted a work of hers at a wedding in Bavaria suggests that he also was impressed with her ability. A total of 66 madrigals by Casulana have survived.

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This index provides a list of Casulana's works and a reference from the original publication. Available recordings are provided in the third column.

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Understanding Music: Student’s Compact Disc Collection. Sony Music Special Products A3 24952, 1996, 3 compact discs accompany textbook of same title.

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Heere-Beyer, Samantha E. "Claiming Voice: Madalena Casulana and the Sixteenth-Century Italian Madrigal." MM thesis, University of Pittsburgh, 2009.

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Full Well She Sang: Women’s Music from the Middle Ages & Renaissance. Marquis MAR 81445, 2013, compact disc. Originally released in 1991.

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Extremely little is known about her life, other than what can be inferred from the dedications and writings on her collections of

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English and Italian Renaissance Madrigals. Virgin 7243 5 61671 2 4, 1999, 2 compact discs. Originally released in 1987.

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Pendle, Karin. "Musical Women in Early Modern Europe." Women & Music: a History, Indiana University Press, 2001.

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Terzo libro del desiderio. Madrigali a quattro voci di Orlando Lasso et d'altri eccel. Musici con un dialogo a otto

37: 1125: 1139: 1135: 195: 853: 1240: 199: 72:, from the evidence of her name. She received her musical education and early experiences in Florence. 220:. Ensemble Laus contentus.Recorded in 1998. La bottega discantica, Discantica 37, 1998, compact disc. 104: 95:, which is the first printed, published work by a woman in western music history. Also that year 245: 115: 31: 1185: 1180: 41: 1155: 1035:

Hadden, Nancy. "Changing Women: Performers, Patrons and Composers in Renaissance Europe."

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MacAuslan, Janna and Kristan Aspen. "Noteworthy Women: Renaissance Women in Music."

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Other composers of the time, such as Philippe de Monte, thought highly of her; that

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gifts of intellect and artistry, and that such gifts are never given to women."

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Verklingend und ewig: Raritäten aus der Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel.

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Italian Renaissance Madrigals. EMI Classics CDC 7 54435 2, 1992, compact disc.

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