Maria Margherita Grimani

The entire extent of Grimani’s life isn’t known. She might have been in service towards the Viennese courtroom between 1713 and 1718. Three of her compositions had been definitely performed right now there during this time period period. The three functions had been the opera “Pallade e Marte” (the initial opera constructed by a female to become performed on the courtroom in Vienna), and two oratorios, “La visitazione di Elisabetta,” and “La decollazione di S Giovanni Battista.” The expansion of females to compose oratorios in the Viennese courtroom included Maria di Reschenau, Catherina Benedicta Grazianini, Camilla de Rossi as well as the last, Maria Margherita Grimani. Her opera was constructed honoring the Emperor Charles VI and most of her functions follow the design of Scarlatti. No counterpoint shows up in her compositions however they are types of psychological music filled up with pathos.