la cecchina, the music


florence, 1600

qual cadavero spirante, j. peri-aria di firenze,g.kapsberger
chi desia di saper, f. caccini-aria di firenze,anonime
aria di firenze, millioni-dalla porta, amor ch'attendi, g. caccini



florence, october 1600, at the pitti palace of the medici family, the marriage of maria of medici to king henry IV of france is taking place. many beautiful performances are presented to honor the event. one of the most impressive of these is a representation of jacopo peri's, l'euridice, performed for a small, select audience of 200.

the principal role of orfeo is performed by the composer himself while a well known family of musicians, the caccini family, contribute as both singers and instrumentalists.

the instrumental part of the program is dominated by the most well known melody in florence at the time: l'aria di firenze, also known as ballo del gran duca. This melody was considered the town hymn and many famous composers wrote variations on this theme.


giovanna,ana, paulina and sofie