Francesca Campana

Francesca Campana (c. 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

^ Speck, Christian (2003). Das italienische Oratorium 1625-1665: Musik und Dichtung.
^ Whenham, John. "Campana, Francesca". http://www.law-guy.com/dummygod/Entries/S04671.. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
^ Tyrrell, John (2001). The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Volume 21.
^ "Classical Composers (C-E)". http://www.leonarda.com/compce.html. Retrieved 18 January 2011.

Persondata
Name	Campana, Francesca
Alternative names
Short description	Composer
Date of birth	1615
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Date of death	1665
Place of death