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A contemporary of Shakespeare and Monteverdi, and a colleague of Galileo and Artemisia Gentileschi at the Medici court, Francesca Caccini was a dominant figure of musical life there for thirty years. Dazzling listeners with the transformative power of her performances and the sparkling wit of the music she composed for more than a dozen court theatricals, Caccini is best remembered today as the first woman to have composed opera. Francesca Caccini at the Medici Court reveals, for the first time, how this multitalented composer established a fully professional musical career at a time when virtually no other women were able to achieve comparable success.
Suzanne Cusick argues that Caccini’s career depended on the usefulness of her talents to the political agenda of Grand Duchess Christine de Lorraine, Tuscany’s de facto regent from 1606 to 1636. Drawing on Classical and feminist theory, Cusick shows how the music Caccini made for the Medici court sustained the culture that enabled Christine’s power, thereby also supporting the sexual and political aims of its women. A CD of rare recorded samples of Caccini’s oeuvre, specially prepared, further enhances this long-awaited study.
In bringing Caccini’s surprising story so vividly to life, Cusick ultimately illuminates how music making functioned in early modern Italy as a significant medium for the circulation of power.

1. Francesca Caccini at the Medici Court: Music and the Circulation of Power (Women in Culture and Society Series) by Suzanne G. Cusick
	Hardcover: 488 Pages (2009-07-15) list price: US$60.00 -- used & new: US$40.50 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0226132129 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan
Editorial Review Product Description A contemporary of Shakespeare and Monteverdi, and a colleague of Galileo and Artemisia Gentileschi at the Medici court, Francesca Caccini was a dominant figure of musical life there for thirty years. Dazzling listeners with the transformative power of her performances and the sparkling wit of the music she composed for more than a dozen court theatricals, Caccini is best remembered today as the first woman to have composed opera. Francesca Caccini at the Medici Court reveals, for the first time, how this multitalented composer established a fully professional musical career at a time when virtually no other women were able to achieve comparable success. Suzanne Cusick argues that Caccini’s career depended on the usefulness of her talents to the political agenda of Grand Duchess Christine de Lorraine, Tuscany’s de facto regent from 1606 to 1636. Drawing on Classical and feminist theory, Cusick shows how the music Caccini made for the Medici court sustained the culture that enabled Christine’s power, thereby also supporting the sexual and political aims of its women. A CD of rare recorded samples of Caccini’s oeuvre, specially prepared, further enhances this long-awaited study. In bringing Caccini’s surprising story so vividly to life, Cusick ultimately illuminates how music making functioned in early modern Italy as a significant medium for the circulation of power. ... Read more

3. Francesca Caccini: La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall'Isola di Alcina (partitura) [A facsimile of the composer's autograph] Florence 1625 by Francesca Caccini
	Paperback: Pages (2003) -- used & new: US$67.95 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 8872427746 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan
Editorial Review Product Description A beautiful facsimile reproduction of the composers autograph score. Imported from Italy. ... Read more

4. Francesca Caccini: O Viva Rosa.: An article from: Opera Canada by Unavailable
	Digital: 2 Pages (2010-06-22) list price: US$9.95 -- used & new: US$9.95 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: B003XPBGHA Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan
Editorial Review Product Description This digital document is an article from Opera Canada, published by Opera Canada Publications on June 22, 2010. The length of the article is 389 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Francesca Caccini: O Viva Rosa. Author: Unavailable Publication: Opera Canada (Magazine/Journal) Date: June 22, 2010 Publisher: Opera Canada Publications Volume: 51Issue: 2Page: 58(1) Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning ... Read more

5. 1640s Deaths: Sisto Badalocchio, Jean Rey, Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Alexander Leighton, Willem Usselincx, Francesca Caccini, John Ford, John Day
	Paperback: 116 Pages (2010-09-15) list price: US$20.68 -- used & new: US$20.68 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 1156148189 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan
Editorial Review Product Description Chapters: Sisto Badalocchio, Jean Rey, Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Alexander Leighton, Willem Usselincx, Francesca Caccini, John Ford, John Day, Geoffrey Keating, Pieter Van Laer, Sebastiaen Jansen Krol, Elizabeth Raleigh, Henry Glapthorne, Alessandro Salvio, Diego Duque de Estrada, Daniël Mijtens, Josiah Ben Joseph Pinto, Ottavio Vannini, Alonso de Castillo Solórzano, Aurelian Townshend, Lazarus and Joannes Baptista Colloredo, William Browne, Thomas Nabbes, Giovanni Stefano Marucelli, Adriana Basile, Nicolas Vallet, Geneviève Petau de Maulette, Ji Cheng, Alexander Garden, Giovanni Battista Calandra, Zofia Krasińska, Francesco Usper, Bartolomeo Bassi, Ercole de Maria, Adam Jarzębski, Princess of Vasa. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 115. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions Kiliaen van Rensselaer (before 1596 after 1642) was a Dutch diamond and pearl merchant from Amsterdam who was one of the founders and directors of the Dutch West India Company and was instrumental in the establishment of New Netherland. He became one of the first patroons and ended up being the only successful one, having founded the Manor of Rensselaerswyck in what is now mainly New York's Capital District. His estate lasted as a legal entity until the 1840s, having lived through Dutch and British colonial times, the American Revolution, and eventually coming to an end during the Anti-Rent War. Van Rensselaer was born in the province of Gelderland to a soldier and a homemaker. To keep him from risking his life in the army like his father, he apprenticed under his uncle, a successful Amsterdam jeweler. He too became a successful jeweler and was one of the first subscribers to the Dutch West India Company upon its conception. He may very well be the source of the idea of patroonships a...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=754049 ... Read more

6. La Liberazione Di Ruggiero Dall' Isola D'Alcina by Francesca; Silbert, Doris (Ed.) Caccini
	Hardcover: Pages (1945-01-01) Asin: B002FK72C2 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

7. Io Mi Distruggo; Duet Madrigal for Soprano, Bass and Basso Continuo (2 copies) by Editor Francesca Caccini; Caroline Cunningham
	Paperback: Pages (1996-01-01) Asin: B002S0JWMW Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

8. Il primo libro delle musiche by Francesca Caccini
	Paperback: Pages (2005) Asin: B003U5433C Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

9. La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall'Isola d'Alcina, etc. [Extracts.] by Francesca Caccini
	Unknown Binding: Pages (1901) Asin: B0000CTXB5 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

10. La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall'Isola d'Alcina. A balletto ... Edited by Doris Silbert. [Score.] (Smith College Music Archives) by Francesca Caccini
	Unknown Binding: 141 Pages (1945) Asin: B0000CTXB4 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

11. La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall'Isola d'Alcina. Balletto ... Rappresentata nel Poggio Imperile, etc. [Words by F. Saracinelli.] by Francesca Caccini
	Unknown Binding: Pages (1625) Asin: B0000CTXB3 Canada \| United Kingdom \| Germany \| France \| Japan

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