Title Francesca Caccini at the Medici court : music and the circulation of power / Suzanne G. Cusick ; with a foreword by Catharine R. Stimpson

Published Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxxvi, 445 pages) : illustrations, music 1 online resource (1 audio file (digital) Series Women in culture and society Women in culture and society Contents Figliuola del celebratissimo Giulio Romano -- "To win the girl"; or, Francesca as object of desire -- Power, desire, and women among themselves -- Musica to the Granducato -- Who was this woman? -- Voice lessons : introducing the Primo libro delle musiche -- Being, doing, and allegories of voice -- After Arianna -- La liberazione di Ruggiero amid the politics of regency -- Performance, musical design, and politics in La liberazione di Ruggiero -- Cataclysms of widowhood -- Afterlives On CD: Ardo infelice, e palesar non tento, stanza 1 -- Maria, dolce Maria -- Ecco, ch'io verso il sangue -- Lasciatemi qui solo -- O che nuovo stupor, stanza 1 -- Rendi alle mie speranze il verde, e fiori -- Haec dies -- Chi desia di saper che cosa è amore -- Se muove a giurar fede -- Dispiegate -- Ferma, ferma crudele -- Deh, se non hai pietà del mio languire Summary 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 in Florence for thirty years. Dazzling listeners with the transformative power of her performances and the sparkling wit of the music that she wrote 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 woman 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 theories of performance, performativity, and embodiment to interpret Caccini's surviving music and accounts of her performances, 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. --From book jacket Notes Final 2 selections on CD are from La liberazione di Ruggiero; all other selections are from Il primo libro; all are by Francesca Caccini Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-428) and index Performer Performers on CD: Emily van Evera, soprano ; Eric Milnes, harpsichord ; Andrew Parrott, organ ; Maria Cleary, double harp ; Fredrik Bok, theorbo and baroque guitar ; Erin Headley, lirone and viol ; Adrian Butterfield, baroque violin ; Mélisande Corriveau, viol Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Caccini, Francesca, 1587-approximately 1640. Medici, House of. SUBJECT Caccini, Francesca, 1587-approximately 1640 fast Medici, House of fast Caccini, Francesca 1587-1641 gnd Caccini, Francesca, 1587-approximately 1640. nli Medici, House of. nli Subject Women composers -- Italy -- Biography Feminism and music -- Italy Music -- Italy -- Florence -- 16th century -- History and criticism Music -- Italy -- Florence -- 17th century -- History and criticism BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Composers & Musicians. MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical. MUSIC -- Reference. Feminism and music Manners and customs Music Women composers Aufführung Songs (High voice) with continuo. Songs with continuo. Women composers -- Italy -- Biography. Feminism and music -- Italy. Music -- Italy -- Florence -- 16th century -- History and criticism. Music -- Italy -- Florence -- 17th century -- History and criticism. SUBJECT Florence (Italy) -- Social life and customs Subject Italy Italy -- Florence Florence (Italy) -- Social life and customs. Genre/Form Biographies Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2008012693 ISBN 9780226338101 022633810X

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