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Friday Rush Hour: The Siren of Heaven
Part of the Foundling Museum - Friday Rush Hour 2017 Series
Add to my Calendar 26-05-2017 17:30 26-05-2017 19:30 36 Friday Rush Hour: The Siren of Heaven Francesca Caccini (1587-1640) held a unique position as composer for the Medici Court for twenty years, home to one of Italy’s most powerful families. Her one published collection, Il primo libro delle musiche, offers a glimpse into her methodologies as a composer and teacher, and is notable for the variety of its musical genres and vocal ornamentation. In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the official approval by Cosimo II of Il primo libro, soprano Juliet Fraser and lutenist Jamie Akers present a selection of her rarely heard songs, alongside stories of her life told by musicologist Anna Beer. Foundling Museum, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Foundling Museum
40 Brunswick Square
Brunswick Square
London
WC1N 1AZ
England
Programme
Francesca Caccini – Primo Libro della Musiche
Performers
Juliet Fraser – soprano
Jamie Akers – lute
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Programme Note
Francesca Caccini (1587-1640) held a unique position as composer for the Medici Court for twenty years, home to one of Italy’s most powerful families. Her one published collection, Il primo libro delle musiche, offers a glimpse into her methodologies as a composer and teacher, and is notable for the variety of its musical genres and vocal ornamentation. In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the official approval by Cosimo II of Il primo libro, soprano Juliet Fraser and lutenist Jamie Akers present a selection of her rarely heard songs, alongside stories of her life told by musicologist Anna Beer.
