Tarquinia Molza (1 November 1542 – 8 August 1617) was an Italian singer, poet, conductor, composer, and natural philosopher.[1] She was considered a great virtuosa. She was involved with the famous Concerto delle donne, although whether she sang with them or coached them is not clear.[2] She also played the viola bastarda,[3] viola da mano, clavier, and lute. Trained in both distinctly male and female singing styles, her contributions helped combine them into the madrigal of the late Renaissance.[4]
- ^ Drinker, Sophie (1999). Music and women : the story of women in their relation to music ([Reprinted] ed.). New York: The Feminist Press at the City Univ. of New York. p. 222. ISBN 978-1558611160.
- ^ The Grove article on Tarquinia Molza says that she did not sing with them, however the "Women in Music" article says she did sing with them.
- ^ Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey (1986). "Molza, Tarquinia". Women in science : antiquity through the nineteenth century : a biographical dictionary with annotated bibliography (Reprint. ed.). Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0262650380.
- ^ Riley, Joanne (1988). "Tarquinia Molza (1542-1617): A Case Study Of Women, Music And Society In The Renaissance" (PDF). The Musical Woman. 1 (1988): 470–93 – via Academia.edu.