Joseph Forsyth in Florence - early 19th Century
from Remarks on antiquities, arts and letters during an excursion in Italy in the years 1802 and 1803, pages 49-51:
Florence has long been renowned for Improvvisatori. So early as the fifteenth century the two blind brothers Brandolini excelled here in singing Latin extempore. The crowned and pensioned Corilla drew lately the admiration of all Italy, and Signora Fantastici is now the improvvisatrice of the day.
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Joseph Forsyth, Remarks on antiquities, arts and letters during an excursion in Italy in the years 1802 and 1803 (London, 1816), p. 49-51. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1513778160408 accessed: 15 October, 2024
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improvised singing
written by children |
performed by La Fantastici |
Experience Information
Date/Time | early 19th Century |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Wed, 20 Dec 2017 13:56:00 +0000
Approved on Mon, 05 Feb 2018 17:42:24 +0000