Women In 17th C

Question 1

Usurping the muses: Why were people against female music making?

Answer 1

Against moral and social contradictions

Question 2

Usurping the muses: Where females expected to have a musical understanding?

Answer 2

Yes but only amateur

Question 3

Usurping the muses:×When women be able to become professional?

Answer 3

If their family were musicians

Question 4

Usurping the muses: When women be able to become professional?

Answer 4

If their family were musicians

Question 5

Usurping the muses: where did female musicians flourish?

Answer 5

Sacred institutions

Question 6

Usurping the muses: example of social status allowing a female composer

Answer 6

Francesca Caccini was a daughter of a composer and received opportunities other female composers wouldn’t

Question 7

Usurping the muses: What provided opportunities for women?

Answer 7

Printing presses

Question 8

Usurping the masses: how did Barbra Strozzi gain musical knowledge?

Answer 8

Access to her fathers centre of musical powe4

Question 9

Usurping the muses: giullo Strozzi role with Music

Answer 9

Wrote libretto and madrigals

Large part in Venetian Opera

Question 10

Giulio Strozzi group

Answer 10

Unisonil = musical

Subgroup of the Academia degli Incogniti

Question 11

Usurping the muses: why was Barbara’s virtue called into question?

Answer 11

Central roll in her fathers gatherings e.g performing

Unmarried woman and musician

Question 12

Barbra Strozzi music

Answer 12

8 volumes of vocal music

Question 13

Usurping the muses: Why was Barbra able to publish her music?

Answer 13

Her father controlled the publishing world

First publication = set to her fathers poetry

Question 14

Stylistic variety of Barbra compositions

Answer 14

Solo and ensemble
Cantatas and arias
Improvisational and organised passages
Sudden changes

Question 15

Hallmark of Barbra ability

Answer 15

Extended malismatic passages exploiting lower and upper ranges
Streams of pure sound without interruption

Question 16

What’s interesting about the unknown goddess

Answer 16

Only volume not dedicated to a prominent patron

Question 17

Meaning of the unknown goddess

Answer 17

Fleeting nature of beauty and life

Consequence of female luxury and self ornamentation

Question 18

Example of Barbra having complete control over her writing

Answer 18

Stops the motion on ‘blessed death’

Question 19

What is there a strong sense of in her writing

Answer 19

Compositional control and skill
Wit
Sensitivity to poetic and dramatic nuance

Question 20

Example of gentle parody of womens self adornment by Barbra

Answer 20

Moralita amoroso

Question 21

Example of erotix interweaving of two voice by Barbra

Answer 21

Begli occhi

Question 22

Example of analytic view of love expressed by Barbra

Answer 22

Cor donato, Cor rubato

Question 23

Usurping the muses: How does Strozzi interpret her texts?

Answer 23

Rich vocabulary of contemporary musical devices

Question 24

Usurping the masses: what’s unique about Barbra?

Answer 24

Penetrated the male-dominated circles of the venetian academies and presented a unique model of female eloquence

Question 25

Bible Paul Gospel

Answer 25

Let women keep silent in churches

Question 26

Example of two books constraining women's roles

Answer 26

Baldassare Castiglione, the Book of the Courtier | John Essex, The Young Ladies conduct

Question 27

Examples of women as syrens

Answer 27

King Arthur by Henry Purcell | The Fair Singer by Andrew Morrell

Question 28

Opportunities in Italy

Answer 28

Convents, Ospedali, Court

Question 29

Vivaldi Ospedali

Answer 29

Ospedale della Pieta

Question 30

Francesca Caccini

Answer 30

First women to write Opera | Refused to let daughter become a musician

Question 31

La Liberaziane Di Ruggiero

Answer 31

Francesca Caccini Comic opera performed in four scenes Celebrate the visit of prince Wladyslaw of Poland Stile recitativo No Castrato 6 sops, 2 altos, 7 tenors, 1 bass, 3 recorders

Question 32

Barbara Strozzi

Answer 32

Considered a Courtisan | 8 volumes of music = most prolific composer of the c.

Question 33

Primo libro de madrigali

Answer 33

Barbra Strozzi | Duet from first book of madrigals

Question 34

Moralita amarosa

Answer 34

Strozzi Solo singer and harpsichord Unknown goddess

Question 35

Begli Occhi

Answer 35

Unknown goddess Duet Sop. And mezzo. Sop Baroque guitar

Question 36

France

Answer 36

Fewer composers due to central court system

Question 37

Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre

Answer 37

Family of musicians Patroned by Louis after she played at court aged 5 Dedicated pieces to Louis XIV

Question 38

Cephale et Pocris, Tragedie mise en musique

Answer 38

Elisabeth Jacquet 7 publications Unusually wide range of genres Ranked amongst the most important men

Question 39

Violin sonata no. 3 in F major

Answer 39

Elisabeth Jacquet Paris 1707 5 movements

Question 40

Harpsichord suite No. 1 in Dm

Answer 40

Elisabeth Jacquet Prelude is v ornamented and chordal Allemande has lots of trills and is scalic

Question 41

England

Answer 41

No evidence of female composition | Heirachal society

Question 42

3 examples of female composers in England

Answer 42

Mary 'Moll' Davis Arabella Hunt Anne Bracegirde All had aristocratic or Royal links

Question 43

Summary

Answer 43

Opportunities constrained by social roles | Depend on country but never the same as men