La Scaffetta poems from the foundling drawer
A cloistered orphan-girl orchestra. The canals, palaces, pageants, and intrigues of Baroque Venice. A jealous music teacher. The composer-priest Antonio Vivaldi. At center, the brilliant young violinist, Gabriella dal Violin. . . . La Scaffetta: Poems from the Foundling Drawer tells Gabriella's stor...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
American Fork, Utah :
Kelsay Books,
2021.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | A cloistered orphan-girl orchestra. The canals, palaces, pageants, and intrigues of Baroque Venice. A jealous music teacher. The composer-priest Antonio Vivaldi. At center, the brilliant young violinist, Gabriella dal Violin. . . . La Scaffetta: Poems from the Foundling Drawer tells Gabriella's story, and the stories of the other girls and women of Ospedale della Pieta. Women of multiple talents -- violinists, cellists, flautists, sopranos, altos, tenors. Women of valuable skills and trades -- cooks, chemists, lace-makers, serving maids. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 71 pages ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780578171562 |
