Desperate Measures: The Life and Music of Antonia Padoani Bembo

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List of Documents (Appendix 1)
List of Longer Musical Examples (Appendix 2)
Abbreviations
Introduction: Uncovering her Story
PART I. THE LIFE
Chapter 1: The Girl Who Sings
Chapter 2: Our Lady of Good News
PART II. THE MUSIC
Chapter 3: Harmonic Productions
Chapter 4: Ties That Bind
Chapter 5: The United Tastes
Chapter 6: Penitence
Chapter 7: Hercules in Love
Postscript: Sunset
Appendix 1. Documents
Appendix 2. Longer Musical Examples
List of Web Site Tracks
Bibliography
Index

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One of the most fascinating figures of seventeenth-century music, composer and singer Antonia Padoani Bembo (c.1640 - c.1720) was active in both Venice and Paris. Her work provides a unique cross-cultural window into the rich musical cultures of these cities, but owing to her clandestine existence in France, Bembo's life was shrouded in mystery for almost three centures after her death. In this first-ever biography, Claire Fontijn unveils the enthralling and surprising story of a remarkable woman who moved in the musical, literary, and artistic circles of these European cultural centers.

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