Desperate Measures The Life and Music of Antonia Padoani Bembo Book and CD

by Fontijn, Claire

• ISBN13: 9780195135381
• ISBN10: 0195135385
• Edition: CD
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-19
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

One of the most fascinating figures of seventeenth-century music, composer and singer Antonia Padoani Bembo (c.1640 - c.1720) was active in both Venice and Paris. Her work provides a unique cross-cultural window into the rich musical cultures of these cities, yet owing to her clandestine existence in France, for almost three centuries Bembo's life was shrouded in mystery. In this first-ever biography, Clare Fontijn unveils the enthralling and surprising story of a remarkable woman who moved in the musical, literary, and artistic circles of these European cultural centers.

Author Biography

Claire Fontijn is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Music at Wellesley College, where she teaches courses on Early Music, Opera, Women Composers, Louis XIV's France, and the German Lied. Her work as a performer informs her archival work and musical analyses. She has appeared as a singer and baroque flutist with La Donna Musicale (Boston), The Washington Bach Consort (D.C.), and Le Concert Spirituel (Paris), among other ensembles.

Table of Contents

List of Documents (Appendix 1)	xv
List of Longer Musical Examples (Appendix 2)	xvii
Abbreviations	xix
Introduction: Uncovering Her Story	3	(10)
PART I. THE LIFE
Chapter 1. The Girl Who Sings	13	(29)
Chapter 2. Our Lady of Good News	42	(43)
PART II. THE MUSIC
Chapter 3. Harmonic Productions	85	(48)
Chapter 4. Ties That Bind	133	(48)
Chapter 5. The United Tastes	181	(32)
Chapter 6. Penitence	213	(28)
Chapter 7. Hercules in Love	241	(32)
Postscript: Sunset	273	(4)
Appendix 1. Documents	277	(22)
Appendix 2. Longer Musical Examples	299	(40)
List of Compact Disc Tracks	339	(2)
Bibliography	341	(20)
Index	361