Composer
Isabella Leonarda
Italian composer
1620–1704
4 works in the index
- Born
- 1620
- Died
- 1704
- Birthplace
- Novara
- Place of death
- Novara
- Citizenship / historical state
- Kingdom of Sardinia
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Baroque
Biography
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 wrote during her time at the convent, making her one of the most productive female composers of her time.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer
- Movements
- Baroque music
- Languages used
- Italian
- VIAF ID
- 37059079
- ISNI
- 0000000108885286
- GND ID
- 118890743
- Library of Congress ID
- n83176149
- MusicBrainz ID
- 547419c5-74e8-41e1-b20e-b2e40491bd50
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 4
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ave suavis dilecto from up. 18 (1695) [Soprano Voice, 2 violins, organ continuo (cello ad lib)] | — | — | — | — | Classical | — |
| Ad gaudia, ad iuibila (1675) [Soprano Voice, 2 violins, organ continuo (cello ad lib)] | — | — | — | — | Classical | — |
| An Anthem from the 108th Psalm (c.1795) [Soprano Voice, 2 violins, organ continuo (cello ad lib)] | — | — | — | — | Classical | — |
| Ave suavis dilecto from up. 18 (1695) [Soprano Voice, 2 violins, organ continuo ] | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 37059079. Portrait: Kaupunkilehmus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.