Female Catholic ComposersMain MenuContentsVittoria AleottiMarianna MartinesChiara Margarita CozzolaniIsabella LeonardaCaterina AssandraOther Composers & ConclusionFootnotesKrista Ruppert583dbfa5ccf35edc7f49718268833b9877eb9336 Texas A&M Department of Performance Studies
Antonia Bembo
12016-05-06T20:25:47-07:00Krista Ruppert583dbfa5ccf35edc7f49718268833b9877eb933689572Catholic Italian composer and singer, 1640-1720. Wrote both sacred and secular music in Latin, French, and Italian, typically for soprano and continuoplain2016-05-08T22:20:59-07:00Krista Ruppert583dbfa5ccf35edc7f49718268833b9877eb9336
As presented by the evidence on previous pages, the influence of female Catholic composers on both sacred and secular composition cannot be ignored. Despite years of missing history, misattribution to male counterparts, and a stark disparity in opportunity, Catholic women were able to compose influential, innovative, and important sacred music in a culture that told them not to. These compositions are invaluable to the study of the development of Catholic music and composition as a whole, and should not be overlooked.