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Maddalena Casulana

Maddalena Casulana
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Maddalena Casulana was an Italian composer, lutenist and singer of the late Renaissance. She is the first female composer to have had a whole book of her music printed and published in the history of western music, dedicated to her female patron Isabella de' Medici.

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Timeline

  1. Jean-Antoine de BaïfFebruary 19, 1532 – September 19, 1589
  2. Orlande de Lassus1532 – June 14, 1594
  3. Andrea Gabrieli1533 – August 30, 1585
  4. Claudio MeruloApril 8, 1533 – May 4, 1604
  5. Joseph of AnchietaMarch 19, 1534 – June 9, 1597
  6. Maddalena Casulana (this page)circa 1535 – circa 1590

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