Francesca Campana

Francesca Campana (ca. 1615,^[1] d. 1665) was a Roman singer, spinet player, and composer. She was born in Rome, thought to be the daughter of Andrea Campana, wife of the composer Giovan Carlo Rossi and sister-in-law of Luigi Rossi. In 1629 Francesca Campana published a book of arias in Rome and possibly a book of madrigals which is lost.^[2][3]

Works

Selected works include:

• Arie a 1, 2, e 3 voci, op. 1, collection of arias
• Donna, se ’l mio servir, madrigal for two voices
• Pargoletta, vezzosetta from La Risonanti Sfere for soprano, lute and viola da gamba^[4]

References

1. Speck, Christian (2003). Das italienische Oratorium 1625-1665: Musik und Dichtung.
2. Whenham, John. "Campana, Francesca". Retrieved 18 January 2011.
3. Tyrrell, John (2001). The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Volume 21.
4. "Classical Composers (C-E)". Retrieved 18 January 2011.