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  1. #OnThisDay in 1619, #BarbaraStrozzi, Italian #singer, theorbo player, and #composer, baptized in Venice, Republic of Venice (d. 1677).
    #RIP 🕯️

  2. “Amor Non Si Fugge” (youtu.be/6ZsPejqHYyI?si=VLyu9a) is an aria from Barbara Strozzi’s “Opus No. 3” “Pensaci Ben Mio Core” (youtu.be/LK9HMCsX1V0?si=F63K8J) is from her “Opus No. 7”, both written around 1654. Prepare for yearning.
    #BaroqueSun #WomensHistoryMonth #BarbaraStrozzi

  3. Barbara Strozzi AKA Barbara Valle (??? 1619- November 11, 1677)🇮🇹 was a composer, artist’s model and operatic actress whose career began in her late teens. She was renown for the poetic nature of her compositions and for the sheer volume of published compositions (mostly vocal pieces).
    #BaroqueSun #WomensHistoryMonth #BarbaraStrozzi

  4. A recent e-mail from #PerformersEdition (i.e. that publisher that can do on-demand #IMSLP reprints for you) highlighted a #FemaleComposer from the #Baroque era that I'd never heard of before: #BarbaraStrozzi.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_

    I don't have a recording to share yet but just thought this might be an interesting composer to look into.

    #ClassicalMusic @classicalmusic #MusicHistory