1620-1704 IT, Novara
Composer of Classical
Isabella Leonarda (6 September 1620 – 25 February 1704) was an Italian composer from Novara. At the age of 16, she entered the Collegio di Sant'Orsola, an Ursuline convent, where she stayed for the remainder of her life. Leonarda is most renowned for the numerous compositions that she created during her time at the convent, making her one of the most productive woman composers of her time.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Il Canto Delle Dame | Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini, Caterina Assandra, Isabella Leonarda - Maria Cristina Kiehr − Jean-Marc Aymes − Concerto Soave | 2010 | Album |
Vespro A Cappella Della Beata Vergine | Isabella Leonarda | 2006 | Album |
O Dulcis Amor | Caterina Assandra, Vittoria Aleotti, Francesca Caccini, Barbara Strozzi, Isabella Leonarda, La Villanella Basel | 2004 | Album |
Sonate a 1, 2, 3 e 4 istromenti Opera Decima Sesta | Isabella Leonarda, Capella Strumentale del Duomo di Novara | 2004 | Album |
Kurtisane Und Nonne | Barbara Strozzi, Isabella Leonarda | 1990 | Album |
Music For The Mass By Nun Composers | Isabella Leonarda / Hildegard Von Bingen - University Of Arkansas Schola Cantorum | 1982 | Album |