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Francesca Caccini. “La Cecchina ”. 1587-1645. Birth date: Sept. 18, 1587 Birth place: Florence, Italy Died: Nov. 1641 ? Buried: Florence, Italy. Family. Of birth. Father. Giulio Caccini. Mother. Lucia Gagnolanti. Sister (Younger ). Settimia Caccini. Stepmother.
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Francesca Caccini “La Cecchina”
1587-1645 Birth date: Sept. 18, 1587 Birth place: Florence, Italy Died: Nov. 1641 ? Buried: Florence, Italy
Family Of birth
Father Giulio Caccini
Mother Lucia Gagnolanti
Sister (Younger) Settimia Caccini
Stepmother Margheritadella Scala
Marriage & Children Of Francesca
First husband Giovanni Battista Signorini
First Child MargheritaSignonini
Second husband TomasoRaffaelli
Second child TomasoRaffaelli
Francesca’s Career 1607-1627 Employed by the Medici court 1627-1634Employed by Vincenzo Buonvisi 1635- Retired
History of La liberazione 1624 commissioned 1625 first performed
Opera begins • 0:00 Silence • 0:04 Introduction
Verse I • 0:50 Verse 1 begins • 1:18 Vocals begin • 1:20 Strings
Bridge • 1:48 Bridge
Verse II • 1:56 Vocals
Bridge • 2:26 Bridge • 2:36 Adagio • 3:06 Bridge
Verse III • 3:16 Vocals • 3:46 Adagio vocals • 4:37 Vocals vibrato • 4:54 Adagio vocals
Bridge • 5:09 Loud choir
Verse IV • 5:40 Two female vocals • 6:16 Male vocals return • 6:30 Male vocalist stops
Verse IV (cont) • 6:46 Male vocals reemerge • 6:56 Male vocals solo
Bibliography Caccini, Francesca 1/2 'La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina' (1996) Pro Musica Camerata. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYfM65BSodA Cypess, Rebecca. Francesca Caccini, ARTICLE Encyclopedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1670605 /Francesca-Caccini Inglese, Dominick. Essay on Francesca Caccini: “The Songbird” Who Soared.http://educationcompilation.com/index.php/book- reviews/ba-in-english/music/music-history/102- francesca-caccini-la-checcina Zuckerman, Nate, The University of Chicago, 2004. http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/efts/IWW/BIOS/A0083. html