Strozzi, Barbara was born in Venice, Italy.
At age 15, she started singing text written by her father, Giulo Strozzi.
Her father formed Accademia degli Unisoni, where scholars and musicians discussed about music.
She performed at academic meetings and thus, she was sheltered from many rumours and criticism towards her.
She started her career officially through publishing a volume of madrigals written for 2 to 5 voices.
Throughout 1644 to 1664 she published 8 more volumes of vocal works.
She dedicated much of her works to important patrons of different ethnicity, including Ferdinand II of Austria and Eleanora of Mantua, Anne of Austria, Archduchess of Innsbruck, Nicolò Sagredo, later Doge of Venice and Sophia, Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg.
Her surviving works are over 100 instrumentals and vocals like ariettas, arias and cantatas for solo voice.
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