Barbara Strozzi studied composition with Francesco XXXXXXX and quickly recognized in XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX she attends, XX an XXXXXXXXX performer and XXXXXXXX XX XXXXX talent. Dedicated to XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX (XXXXXXXXX, cantatas, arias) XXX sacred, XXXX XX his works are XXXXXXX XX a XXXXXXXX XX G. XXXXXXX. Between XXXX and XXXX, she XXXXXXXXX in XXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXXXX of vocal pieces in XXX or XXXX XXXXXX, accompanied by continuo or a small instrumental XXXXXXXX.
X single mother XX XXXX XXXXXXXX, Barbara Strozzi is the first XXXXXXXXXXXX composer in the history XX music. XXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXX it has XXXXX were XXXXX either his own or XXXXX XX his adoptive father.
n XXXX - she is 25 - Barbara XXXXXXX published her XXXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXXX for two, three, XXXX and XXXX XXXXXX (XXXX 1). XXX counterpoint, in line with XXX recent XXXX books of XXXXXXXXXX, abounds: the XXXXX XXXXX often twirl and it XX far XXXX wise school XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX - not XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX and XXXX published in anthologies XXXXX she XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX Cavalli, Cazzatti, Rovetta, etc. - XX XXXXX the XXXXXXXX, XXX XXXX out of fashion, XXXXXX XXX XX vast cantatas and lamenti. Upon opus X, XXXXXXX aria e duetti, published in 1656 (I XXXX XXXXX XX the XXX XX this post a XXXX nice room XXXXX XXXX book, and give way XX XXXX), style, staff XXX XXXXXXX is widely asserted. We find it to XXX XXXXXX XXXX, XXX Arie voce sola, XX. 8, published in XXXX.
These XXXX cantatas are XXXXXX to the voice XXX also XXXX XXXX XXXXXX, they are XXXXXXXXX to XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX or a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX two XXXXXXX. XX is far from XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX by some parsimonious XXXXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXXXXX are XXXXX or labyrinthine: without XXXXXXX virtuosity - no XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX - melismatic adorning delicate XXXXX XXXX. There XX XXXX something XXXXXXXXXXXXX in XXX XXXXXX of this line ...
XXXX XXXX two XXXXXXXXXX facts. Mother of four XXXXXXXX, Barbara Strozzi remain XXXXXXX a husband XXX raise XXXX without XXXXX XXXXXXX - which XXXXX her a XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX in the air XX XXX XXXX. XXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXX it XXX music XXXX XXXXX either XXX own or those XX his XXXXXXXX XXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX
Closer XX XXXX, Leonardo XXXXXX-Alarcón XXX XXX Cappella Mediterranea Virtuosissima celebrated XXXXXXXX in a XXXXXXX where XXXXX mostly XXXXXXXX XXXX Opus X, but XXXX in XXX. 7 and 8, XXX - without any demerit - "XXX che 'the XXX e terra" by XXXXXXXXXX XXX "XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX" XX Sigismondo d'XXXXX (XXXXXXXX, XXXX). XXXXXX XX Venexiana who XXXX advantage XX the XXXX voices or possibly accompanied XX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXXX chose XX double the XXXXXX with instruments (XXXXXXX, XXXXXX, bags and even XXXXX) and add jingles. XXX result is plastically very attractive, Cappella XXXXXXXXXXXX and excels at XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX. At each of the XXX sopranos XXXXX a XXXX XXXXX: the superb "Lagrime mie" XXXXXX Scheen XXXX in XXX form, and XXXXXXX Flores "Che si XXX XXXX" - XXXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX, and this is one of XXX XXXXXX on XXX XXXX XXXX I prefer (it XX besides the XXX I have XXXXXX XX XXXXX in the introduction). XXX disc is XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX of the two most economical XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXX also XXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX above.
Finally, I would XXXX XX XXXXXXX XXXXX fine XXXXXXXXXXXX in discs that have XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX devoted XX Barbara XXXXXXX. If the light and agile acute voice Emmanuella XXXXX, Mariana XXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX - XXX Roberta XXXXXXXXXX see below - XXXX seized soloists pages XX the composer, more serious voice did not fail also XX XXXX XX interest
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX few dates:
1644 XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX only book of XXXXXXXXX for XXX, XXXXX, four and five voices (XX. X)1656 XXXXXXX aria e duetti XX.XXXXX Arie voce XXXX XX. 8