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Caccini

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[kaht-chee-nee] / kɑtˈtʃi ni /

noun

  1. Giulio c1546–1618, Italian singer and composer.


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Sigismondo d’India was a young Italian composer at the explosively creative dawn of the 17th century, the time of Gesualdo, Frescobaldi, Monteverdi and Caccini.

From New York Times Jul. 29, 2021

Caccini wrote it during a brief but glorious moment for women in music.

From New York Times Nov. 28, 2018

If Caccini warrants a place alongside the greats of her time — and she does — then her “Alcina” deserves a production to match.

From New York Times Nov. 28, 2018

The cultural historian Anna Beer’s rewarding new book about the forgotten women of classical music includes insightful portraits of eight composers, a couple of whom are truly forgotten, like the 17th-century Italian Francesca Caccini.

From New York Times Nov. 24, 2016

In older times, too, Francesca Caccini must not be forgotten.

From Woman's Work in Music by Arthur Elson

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