Early Modern Women in Music, Art and Culture:
Isabella d’Este: Patron of Music and Art
A true Renaissance lady, the Marchesa of Mantua, Isabella d’Este enjoyed a humanist upbringing, learning how to sing, dance, play an instrument and converse in Greek, Latin and Italian. To celebrate Isabella d’Este’s patronage of musicians and composers, we will explore music written by her music teacher Johannes Martini, Italian frottole by her court composers Bartolomeo Tromboncino and Marchetto Cara, and the rondeau “Prenez sur moi” by Johannes Ockeghem that is engraved on the wall of her music room.
A=440; class series suited for softs and louds, as well as the gentle and daring.
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