Francesca Campana

Francesca Campana was an Italian spinet player, and composer. She was born in Rome, thought to be the daughter of Andrea Campana, wife of the composer Giovan Carlo Rossi and sister-in-law of Luigi Rossi. In 1629 Francesca Campana published a book of arias in Rome and possibly a book of madrigals which is lost.

Works

Selected works include:

Arie a 1, 2, e 3 voci, op. 1, collection of arias
Donna, se ’l mio servir, madrigal for two voices
Pargoletta, vezzosetta from La Risonanti Sfere for soprano, lute and viola da gamba