Leonora Duarte
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Leonora Duarte was a Flemish
composer and musician, born in Antwerp. She belonged to a wealthy Portuguese-Jewish family. They were marrano
, meaning they outwardly acted as Catholics while secretly maintaining their Jewish faith and practices. She was baptized
on 28 July 1610.
The Duarte home was a center for music-making and had contact with many important families in the Low Countries
and England. Duarte wrote for viol
consort
. Her surviving compositions include seven fantasies for a consort of five viols.
Flemish people
The Flemings or Flemish are the Dutch-speaking inhabitants of Belgium, where they are mostly found in the northern region of Flanders. They are one of two principal cultural-linguistic groups in Belgium, the other being the French-speaking Walloons...
composer and musician, born in Antwerp. She belonged to a wealthy Portuguese-Jewish family. They were marrano
Marrano
Marranos were Jews living in the Iberian peninsula who converted to Christianity rather than be expelled but continued to observe rabbinic Judaism in secret...
, meaning they outwardly acted as Catholics while secretly maintaining their Jewish faith and practices. She was baptized
Baptism
In Christianity, baptism is for the majority the rite of admission , almost invariably with the use of water, into the Christian Church generally and also membership of a particular church tradition...
on 28 July 1610.
The Duarte home was a center for music-making and had contact with many important families in the Low Countries
Low Countries
The Low Countries are the historical lands around the low-lying delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Meuse rivers, including the modern countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and parts of northern France and western Germany....
and England. Duarte wrote for viol
Viol
The viol is any one of a family of bowed, fretted and stringed musical instruments developed in the mid-late 15th century and used primarily in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The family is related to and descends primarily from the Renaissance vihuela, a plucked instrument that preceded the...
consort
Consort of instruments
A consort of instruments was a phrase used in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to indicate an instrumental ensemble. These could be of the same or a variety of instruments. Consort music enjoyed considerable popularity at court and in households of the wealthy in the...
. Her surviving compositions include seven fantasies for a consort of five viols.
External links
- Leonora Duarte - includes some family information