Concerto delle donne — Second page of O dolcezz amarissime d amore, showing series of runs among three soprano lines with accompaniment. The music is notated on three soprano clefs (as opposed to treble clefs) and features a preponderance of thirty second notes. The… … Wikipedia
Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara — Margherita Gonzaga d Este, Duchess of Ferrara (May 27, 1564 – January 6, 1618) was an Italian noblewoman, the daughter of William I, Duke of Mantua (Guglielmo Gonzaga) and Eleonora of Austria, and the sister of Vincent I, Duke of Mantua and Anna… … Wikipedia
Margherita Gonzaga d'Este — Not to be confused with Margerita Gonzaga, Duchess of LorraineMargherita Gonzaga d Este, Duchess of Ferrara (May 27 1564 – January 6 1618) was the daughter of William I, Duke of Mantua (Guglielmo Gonzaga) and Eleonora of Austria, and the sister… … Wikipedia
Vittorio Baldini — (died February 21 1618) was an Italian printer and engraver. He started publishing in Venice, where he was born, and later moved to Ferrara, joining the court of Duke Alfonso II d Este in mid to late 1582, where he was the official ducal music… … Wikipedia
Claudio Monteverdi — This article is about the 16th–17th century composer. For other uses of Monteverdi, see Monteverdi (disambiguation). Claudio Monteverdi in 1640 by Bernardo Strozzi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo… … Wikipedia
Ferrara — Infobox CityIT img coa = Ferrara Stemma.png official name = Comune di Ferrara name = Ferrara region = Emilia Romagna province = Ferrara (FE) elevation m = 9 area total km2 = 404 population as of = May 31, 2007 population total = 133266 population … Wikipedia
Lodovico Agostini — (1534 ndash; September 20, 1590) was an Italian composer, singer, priest, and scholar of the late Renaissance. He was a close associate of the Ferrara Estense court, and one of the most skilled representatives of the progressive secular style… … Wikipedia
Anna Guarini — Anna Guarini, Contessa Trotti, (1563 ndash; May 3, 1598) was an Italian virtuoso singer of the late Renaissance. She was one of the most renowned singers of the age, and was one of the three concerto di donne at the Ferrara court of the d Este… … Wikipedia
1601 in music — Events *Claudio Monteverdi appointed maestro di musica to Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga at Mantua. *Giovanni Bassano succeeds Girolamo della Casa as head of the instrumental ensemble at St Mark s Cathedral, Venice. Publications Music*Adriano Banchieri ** … Wikipedia
Livia d'Arco — (c. 1565 – 1611) was an Italian singer in the court of Alfonso II d Este in Ferrara. She was sent there with the household of Margherita Gonzaga d Este at the time of Margherita s marriage to Alfonso in 1579, and was a young woman at the time,… … Wikipedia
