Isabella Leonarda
Born: 6th September 1620, Novara, Italy
Died: 25th February 1704, Novara, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Isabella Leonarda 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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All Works: Leonarda
- 12 Sonatas, Opera XVI, Op. 16 No. 1 (1)
- 12 Sonatas, Opera XVI, Op. 16 No. 7 (1)
- Ave Regina Coelorum (1)
- Ave suavis dilectio, op. 6 (1)
- Deus, in adjutorium meum intende (1)
- Domine, ad adiuvandum me, festina (1)
- Gloria in excelsis Deo (1)
- Iam diu dilecte mi Iesu (1)
- Laetatus sum (1)
- Lauda Jerusalem Dominum (1)
- Laudate, pueri, Dominum (1)
- Litanie della Beata Vergine Maria (1)
- Magnificat anima mea (1)
- Mottetti a 1, 2 e 3 voci con violini, Opera XIII, Op. 13 No. 2 (1)
- Mottetti a 1, 2 e 3 voci con violini, Opera XIII, Op. 13 No. 3 (1)
- Mottetti a 1, 2, 3 e 4 voci, e con due violini, Opera VII, Op. 7 (1)
- Mottetti a voce sola con istromenti, Opera XX, Op. 20 No. 3 (1)
- Mottetti a voce sola, Op. 11 (1)
- Mottetti a voce sola, Opera XV, Op. 15 No. 10 'Cantata morale' (1)
- Nisi Dominus (1)
- Purpurei flores (1)
- Sonata duodecima (3)
- Sonata prima, Op. 16 No. 1 (1)
- Sonata VII a tre (1)
- Sonatas for 1, 2, 3 & 4 Instruments Op. XVI (1)
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