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Place of Birth: Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
About Paola Massarenghi
- Paola Massarenghi (born August 5, 1565) was an Italian composer.
- Only one of her works survives, Quando spiega l'insegn'al sommo padre, a spiritual madrigal.
- It was printed in Arcangelo Gherardini's Primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci.
- The publication, from Ferrara in 1585, is dedicated to Alfonso Fontanelli, and while other contributors are listed in the dedication, Massarenghi was left out.
- Massarenghi probably came from a wealthy family, since they were able to get Duke Ranuccio I Farnese to help get a musical education for Massarenghi's younger brother, Giovanni Battista Massarenghi, also a composer.
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