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Author Newcomb, Anthony.
Title "Courtesans, Muses, or Musicians? Professional Women Musicians in Sixteenth-Century Italy."
Work Type Article in Collection
Language English
Publication Date 1986
Citation Newcomb, Anthony. "Courtesans, Muses, or Musicians? Professional Women Musicians in Sixteenth-Century Italy." In Women Making Music: the Western Art Tradition, 1150-1950. Ed. Jane Bower and Judith Tick. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1986, 90-115.
Identity female|composer|singer|instrumentalist|patron|actor|courtier|professional|advanced|expert|
Milieu court|city|
Education socialskill|income|lessons|apprenticeship|homeinstruction|
Flourished 1580s|1590s|
Region italy|
Record Number 220



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