Why was musical education considered (apparently) so important for the girls and young women who studied with Vivaldi at the Ospedali? One presumes that since orphans don't have dowries, they were being prepared for employment. Was music a positive factor in that? Never have seen anything written about it.
John
This is discussed at length in the wonderful new book _The Birth of the Orchestra_ by Neal Zaslaw and John Spitzer.
That's a book that I need to have, but with a list price of $175 and an Amazon.com price of $143 it isn't exactly priced for musicians!! Or college teachers. I guess I'll have to wait for the movie.
Andrew, thanks so much for your comments. I'm sharing them with my music history class.
John
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