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Caterina Assandra

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Caterina Assandra

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Italian nun and composer

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Within Vinony's link graph, Caterina Assandra is referenced by 14 other articles, and connects out to Benedictines, motet and Milan.

Vinony files it under 1590s births, 17th-century deaths and 17th-century Italian composers.

Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Country
Italy
Active from
1580

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Listeners
260
Total plays
1,172

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organcomposermotetsitalianorgan continuo

Caterina Assandra (c. 1590 – after 1618) was an Italian composer and Benedictine nun. She was born in Pavia, Italy. She wrote a number of motets, as well as a number of organ pieces, written in German tablature. She studied counterpoint with the possibly German Catholic exile Benedetto Re, or Reggio, one of the leading teachers at Pavia Cathedral, who dedicated a piece to her in 1607. Her musical talents were noted by the publisher Lomazzo early in her career, in the dedication of G.P. Cima's w

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Caterina
Gender
female
Place of birth
Pavia
Place of death
Lomello
Occupation
nun
Instrument
pipe organ
Religious order
Benedictines
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date of birth
1580-01-01
name in native language
Caterina Assandra
date of death
1618-00-00
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Caterina Assandra
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Caterina Assandra, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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