23h 51min, sep 12, 1619 y - Barbara Strozzi

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Her father encouraged her to compose
Many people thought she were a courtesan
Published them under her name, not a males name
Not an opera composer
Father encouraged her to pursue music
She had 8 collections of songs published during her lifetime
Compositions were mainly secular arias and cantatas designed for performance for elite, intelligent audiences
Works were theatrical
Virtuosic for the voice
Scores are carefully marked with performance indicators
Chose lyric poetry, often with the theme of unrequited love
Used a lot of text painting

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