Chiara
Born1718
Died1791
Venice
NationalityItalian
Alma materOspedale della Pietà

Chiara della Pietà (1718–1791), was an Italian violinist, soloist and teacher based in the Venetian orphanage Ospedale della Pietà.

Biography

Chiara was deposited as a 2 month old to the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice in 1718. She was called Chiara and Chiaretta, though like her teacher Anna Maria della Pietà she was later known as Chiara dal Violin or Chiara della Pietà. Though she was not as talented as her teacher, she was considered a violin virtuoso.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

She documented the various compositions which were written for her, some of which were written by Antonio Vivaldi, in a book known as her diary. Other compositions were by Antonio Martinelli. Chiara sang, played the organ and the viola d’amore. She remained at the orphanage her whole life, playing and teaching there.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

References and sources

  1. 1 2 Clements, Andrew (2014-02-27). "Il Diario di Chiara review – 'A bit hard-driven'". the Guardian. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  2. 1 2 Walker, Karla (2015-03-28). "Vivaldi's lesser-known legacy: Female violin virtuosos of 18th century Venice". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  3. 1 2 "Review: Europa Galante Tells the Story of a Musical Orphan in 'Chiara's Diary'". The New York Times. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  4. 1 2 Kemp, Lindsay (2019-08-20). "Gramophone, Vol. 91, Issue 1109, May 2014".
  5. 1 2 Epstein, D. (2019). Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. Pan Macmillan. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-5098-4351-0. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  6. 1 2 Pendle, K.; Boyd, M. (2012). Women in Music: A Research and Information Guide. Routledge Music Bibliographies. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-135-84813-2. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  7. 1 2 Tonelli, Vanessa M. "WOMEN AND MUSIC IN THE VENETIAN OSPEDALI". Archived from the original on 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  8. 1 2 Clasico, Mundo. "18. La Música Instrumental. "Anna Maria della Pietà"". Mundoclasico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-07.
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