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Francesca Caccini, Italian singer-songwriter and lute player (died 1640)

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Francesca Caccini

Italian composer

Francesca Caccini was an Italian composer, singer, lutenist, poet, and music teacher of the early Baroque era. She was also known by the nickname La Cecchina, given to her by the Florentines and probably a diminutive of Francesca. She was the daughter of Giulio Caccini. Her only…
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Lute

Plucked string musical instrument

A lute is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted.
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September 18

Day of the year

September 18 is the 261st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 104 days remain until the end of the year.
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