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2021-11-01 14:29:34
Tarquinia Molza, 2021
[…] her friendship with Torquato Tasso whom she knew from her days in Modena. Tasso dedicated one of his dialogues to Molza. In Ferrara, Molza was involved with the court’s concerto delle donne, by all accounts an extraordinary group of female singers (you can read more about this remarkable ensemble here). It seems that she didn’t sing with them but rather acted as a teacher and advisor. In Ferrara Molza had an affair with Giaches De Wert, one of the many talented composers patronized by the Este court. As a lady-in-waiting to the Duchess, she was considered nobility, while De Wert, though a well-known composer, was of a servant class. Such a misalliance was unacceptable, and in 1589, when discovered, Molza was banned from Ferrara. She eventually moved to Rome; in 1600 the Roman Senate bestowed on her an honorary citizenship. Monza died in Modena on August 8th of 1617. Many of […]
2021-05-27 20:43:26
Review: “In Umbra Mortis” – Cappella Amsterdam, Daniel Reuss
Daniel Reuss conducts Cappella Amsterdam in a program which combines Renaissance composer Giaches de Wert and contemporary composer Wolfgang Rihm. The post first appeared on The Classic Review.
2019-08-05 13:46:07
Concerto delle donne II
[…] last name is sometimes spelled “Peperara”) was born in Mantua in the summer of 1563. Her mother, Margherita Costanzi, was a lady-in-waiting to Margherita Paleologa, the wife of Federico II, Duke of Mantua. Her father, Vincenzo Peveraro, was a scholar at the service of the Gonzaga family. Laura received a good education in Latin and music, probably studying with the children of Duke Guglielmo Gonzaga, a big patron of arts and composer himself. Giaches de Wert was then the maestro di cappella in Mantua, so it’s likely that he heard the young Laura singing and maybe even taught her. Laura was also known as an exceptional harp player. It’s clear that by 1580 Peverara was already famous: the poet Muzio Manfredi dedicated a sonnet to her. Later that year a remarkable collection of sonnets and madrigals was dedicated to her; among the composers who wrote the music for this collection […]
2019-07-29 13:38:47
Concerto delle donne, 2019
[…] Of all the performers, one name that stands out is Concerto delle donne. I was indeed famous during its time, and that’s why we know a little bit about it. Concerto del donne was founded by Alfonso II, Duke of Ferrara, a great patron of arts, around 1580. At that time the court of Ferrara was the music center of Italy, and, by extension, of the world. Orlando di Lasso, Carlo Gesualdo and Giaches De Wert spent time there, and so did Alessandro Striggio, lesser known these days but considered a progressive composer back then, at the end of the 16th century. Luzzasco Luzzaschi, a fine composer, was the court organist (and also Frescobaldi’s teacher). Concerto del donne’s origins go back to an informal ensemble of female courtiers who sung to entertain each other. Luzzasco Luzzaschi was probably the one to organize them into a more formal and eventually professional […]
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