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Sulpitia Lodovica Cesis came from Modena, the daughter of nobility.  She entered the convent of San Geminiano in 1593.  The convent was known for its excellent music.  Cesis played the lute

Kate Chopin (1850-1904) wrote Lilia Polka for her daughter to play on the piano which was published by H. H. Rollman in St. Louis, Missouri. Polkas were quite popular in the German and

A Morning Trumpet for Oboe and Organ is based on five American melodies:

The Morning Trumpet – B. F. White from The Sacred Harp

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Ghirlanda de madrigali by Vittoria Aleotti contains eighteen four-voice madrigals for soprano (canto), alto, tenor, and bass. The madrigals are short, imitative, alternating with chordal sections,

Renaissance Motets for Brass Ensembles, Vol. 2, contains Exurgat Deus (Let God Arise and Scatter His Enemies), a five-voice motet from Psalm 67. Imitative texture predominates with

Twenty-First Century Pioneer was written to celebrate the courage, strength, and resilience of women from the past, the present, and the future.  Premiered at the Notes from Home at the

Sulpitia Lodovica Cesis came from Modena, the daughter of nobility. She entered the convent of San Geminiano in 1593. The convent was known for its excellent music. Cesis played the lute well, and she

A tender, beautiful, and moving spiritual focusing on the details of the crucifixion, the separate stanzas add only a single line each to the song. The arrangement features some blues and jazz chords to