Claudia Sessa

Claudia Sessa (b. ca. 1570, d. ca. 1617/19) was an Italian composer. She was born into the (de) Sessa family, a patrician clan of the Milanese aristocracy. A nun at the convent of S. Maria Annunciata, she composed two sacred works published in 1613.^[1] The dates of her birth and death are uncertain.^[2]

Works

• Occhi io vissi di voi
• Vatteme pur Lascivia

Her music has been recorded and issued on CD, including:

• Rosa Mistica Cappella Artemisia/Lombardi/Smith, (2000) Tactus

References

1. "Claudia Sessa". Retrieved 7 November 2010.
2. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 12 November 2010.