Who run the music world? Girls.
Saint Hildegard von Bingen
Notable works: "O Frondens Virgas," "Ave Generosa," and "Spiritus sanctus vivificans vita."
Why she deserves more love: By using leaps of fourths and fifths and wide ranges in her compositions, von Bingen’s music was innovative for its time.
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Barbara Strozzi
Notable works: "L'amante segreto," "L'eraclito amoroso," and "Begli occhi."
Why she deserves more love: Strozzi is arguable a classical music pioneer. She published her own works, something only a few women in the 17th century did. She was also the hostess for the group of intellectuals known as the Accademia degli Unisoni, leading the topics of discussion and often performing herself.
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Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Notable works: "Le Sommeil d'Ulisse," Céphale et Procris, and Pièces de clavessin, Suite in A minor.
Why she deserves more love: On top of her composing skills, Jacquet de la Guerre was also an incredible harpsichordist and singer. At 8 years old she made her professional debut in front of King Louis XIV.
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Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Notable works: Piano Trio Op. 11, Das Jahr, and 4 Lieder for Piano Op. 8.
Why she deserves more love: Mendelssohn had to put up with more restrictions than her brother Felix. Though she was told at age 14 to focus less on music and more on what it would take to become a wife and mother, she continued to compose and published a few of her works in her brother's collections under his name.
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