Women and music in sixteenth-century Ferrara /

The musica secreta or concerto delle dame of Duke Alfonso II d'Este, an ensemble of virtuoso female musicians that performed behind closed doors at the castello in Ferrara, is well-known to music history. Their story is often told by focussing on the Duke's obsessive patronage and the excl...

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Main Author: Stras, Laurie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Series:New perspectives in music history and criticism ; 28.
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Online Access:CONNECT