Paola Massarenghi (born August 5, 1565) was an Italian composer. Only one of her works survives, ''Quando spiega l'insegn'al sommo padre'', a spiritual
madrigal. It was printed in
Arcangelo Gherardini
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's ''Primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci''. The publication, from
Ferrara
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in 1585, is dedicated to
Alfonso Fontanelli, and while other contributors are listed in the dedication, Massarenghi was left out. Massarenghi probably came from a wealthy family, since they were able to get Duke
Ranuccio I Farnese to help get a musical education for Massarenghi's younger brother,
Giovanni Battista Massarenghi Giovanni may refer to:
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, also a composer.
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References
*Thomas W. Bridges. "Paola Massarenghi", ''
Grove Music Online
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'', ed. L. Macy (accessed October 22, 2006)
grovemusic.com(subscription access).
*Thomas W. Bridges, "Paola Massarenghi" ''The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers''. Edited by Julie Anne Sadie and Rhian Samuel. W.W. Norton and Company, New York, 1995.
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Iain Fenlon. "Arcangelo Gherardini", ''
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''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' is an encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians. Along with the German-language ''Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart'', it is one of the largest reference works on the history and theo ...
'', ed. L. Macy (accessed October 22, 2006)
grovemusic.com(subscription access).
Notes
Renaissance composers
Italian classical composers
Women classical composers
1565 births
Year of death unknown
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