On 5 Feb 2005 at 19:48, John Howell wrote: > At 7:13 PM -0500 2/5/05, David W. Fenton wrote: > >On 5 Feb 2005 at 10:33, John Howell wrote: > > > >> Since male musicians were trained in the church's choir > >> schools--no girls need apply--the girls who did get a musical > >> education usually got it in the home, from parents who were > >> musicians. > > > >Females were also trained in music in convents, but were often > >cloisterd, so their music making never went outside its original > >context. Bob Kendrick has done substantial work on this subject. > > Any insight on a question that has puzzled me? Why was musical > education considered (apparently) so important for the girls and young > women who studied with Vivaldi at the Ospedali? One presumes that > since orphans don't have dowries, they were being prepared for > employment. Was music a positive factor in that? Never have seen > anything written about it.
Something to keep them busy? I really have no idea! -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
