FRANCESCA CACCINI

WHERE FRANCESCA IS FROM

• Was born in and died in Florence, Italy.
• She got married and moved to her husband’s hometown of Luccan, Italy

HER FAMILY

• Her father was Giulio Caccini
• Her sister was Settimia Caccini

HER SCHOOLING

• She started out as a singer
• LITTLE IS KNOWN about her schooling
• No

BACKGROUND INFO

• Her father was her big influence
• Her father encouraged her to sing along with his compositions
• She got her musical education from her Father

ERA OF MUSIC

5 INTERESTING FACTS

• She was married twice and had two children
• When she moved she moved with her 2nd husband
• She taught her daughter to work as a musician
• Her sister Settimia was infamous and never published her songs in her life.
• Her father Giulio Caccini was a famous composer of that time.

SHE WAS BEST KNOWN FOR THE LUTE

SHE WROTE FOR........

CHILDHOOD

• Settimia caccini was her sister
• Giulio Caccini was their Father
• Their family was not extremely rich but weren’t poor
• She sang to her father’s compositions as a job.

She composed for.....
A few solo instruments
(Lute, harp, guitar, strings etc)

MUSIC FROM YOUTUBE

• “Romanesca”—- https://youtu.be/bIYvV4CIAow
• “Fresche aurette”—-https://youtu.be/EaMn6YUpxFg
• “Non Sò Se Quel Sorriso”——-https://youtu.be/1PG0JMuzodo
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THE REASONS I CHOSE “ROMANESCA”

• It sounds like it could be spring and summer combined into a balanced season and is amazing!

THE WEBSITES I USED

• 1, brittanica.com
• 2, Wikipedia
• 3, Youtube