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Le Figlie di Coro: Women’s Musical Education and Performance at the Venetian Ospedali Maggiori, 1660-1740

Description:

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, hundreds of Venetian women began musical training in childhood to become professional musicians, known as figlie di coro (daughters of the choir), in the four charitable Ospedali Maggiori. These women overcame childhood poverty and abandonment to awe prestigious guests with their skills and even...

Keyword:

Conservatories, Women Musicians, Charitable Instituions, Sacred Music, Venice Italy, and Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

Subject:

Women's studies, Gender studies, and Music history

Creator:

Tonelli, Vanessa

Owner:

Scholarly Digital Publishing

Language:

en

Date Uploaded:

06/22/2022

Date Created:

2022-01-01

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Alternate Identifier:

http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:16064 and etdadmin_upload_902167