Bembo, Antonia (1643–1715)

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Bembo, Antonia (1643–1715)

Italian composer. Name variations: V. Antonia Bembo. Born 1643 in Venice, Italy; died 1715; received musical training in Venice.

For unknown reasons, fled Venice for Paris (c. 1675), where she lived in a religious community and produced music for court circles; vocal compositions were collected into the manuscript vols. Produzioni armoniche (1697–1707).