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Prof Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

otd 3 July 1515 Leonora d'Este was born, daughter of Lucrezia Borgia and Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. She became abbess of the convent of Corpus Domini, and an esteemed musician. Maistre Jhan's "Ecce amica mea" may have been written for her. musicasecreta.bandcamp.com/album/mother...

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Mother Sister Daughter, by Musica Secreta

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Thinking this has the requisite features from all three panels, especially tritones with a muffled Pang of Foreboding youtu.be/KJsvMYfVZ3I

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Musica quinque vocum (Attrib. to Leonora d'Este) : O Salutaris hostia (from the Musica quinque...

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Prof Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Ever wondered why singing nuns were always criticised for vanity? When I realised I wasn't going to be able to go to Florence 😭😭 I made a video of my conference paper. Here it is, in all its #nuntastic wild-sources-strung-together-with-gossamer-threads-of-musicology glory. youtu.be/N6O2qFQZ3G8

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The virtuous virtuose of Cremona

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ntheowl @ntheowl.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

[Plague, war, privation, nuns!]

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River Talesien🏳️‍🌈🖖🦉📖✒️ @rivertalesien.northsky.social · 06/03/2026

Stop doom scrolling and have a listen:

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Prof Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Finally it's publishable (if not perfect - spot the mistakes!). Open access until March 17 #nuntastic #earlymodern #womeninmusic #skystorians #earlymusic

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Laurie's Element *Music at a Florentine Convent* is finally available to read Open Access until at least March 17! So grab a copy of our album *Ricordanze* and settle in for a tale of plague, war, privation and the not-so-quiet lives of nuns in the Tuscan hills. www.cambridge.org/core/element...

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Music at a Florentine Convent

Cambridge Core - Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Music - Music at a Florentine Convent

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

What day is it today? It's * Bandcamp Friday AND * nearly International Women's Day so to celebrate #GirlsGotPolyphony it's time to go to our Bandcamp page and grab lots of #nuntastic music It's also time for a big, HUGE announcement! Sneak a peak at our Linktree for a clue linktr.ee/musicasecreta

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Prof Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

this is a great selection of tracks! Exactly what I would have chosen to illustrate this #nuntastic repertoire

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Prof Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

This interview was so much fun! The questions really honed in on the core of what Musica Secreta does and why we do it. It’s valuable to have to articulate those.

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Continuo Connect @continuoconnect.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

"I have documents that show exactly what the Archbishop of Florence was down with and what he was not" 🕵️ Musica Secreta Director Laurie Stras takes us deep into the world of Renaissance musical detective work... Part one 🔗 go.continuoconnect.com/sisters-of-p…

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Prof Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Well, this was unexpected and so much fun! A feature on @musicasecreta.bsky.social on Deutsche Welle's English-language podcast, Inside Europe. Starts at 31.00 open.spotify.com/episode/27lF...

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Could EU membership help save Greenland?

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 15/01/2026

Every year we have a fascinating set of projects from our Emeritus Fellows: from the exploration of the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript by @lauriestras.bsky.social media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/lstras to bringing AI to mathematical practice by @umartin.bsky.social media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/umar...

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The Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript and the Florentine convent of San Matteo in Arcetri

Through parallel archival and musical investigations, Laurie Stras’ project sheds unique light on the long-neglected musical practices of sixteenth-century convents and the daily life of one of Italy’...

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Prof Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Forever grateful to @leverhulme.ac.uk for helping me realise a project I feared I would not be able to complete. If you are soon retiring or newly retired, take some time to learn about their Emeritus Fellowships! #earlymodern #nuntastic

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

What did 16th-century Florentine nuns sing at Christmas? The answer to this burning question is - carols! Like this one www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRIm...

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Verbum caro factum est - anon, 16th-century Florence

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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

This. We are many. The fact we are many does not suit the status quo/capitalism. So they try and erase us and force us to suffer.

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Kate Arnold @dulcimerkate.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Now live on my Bandcamp page! Have a listen and chuck a couple of quid my way if you like it. It's not every day you hear an electro-hammered dulcimer version of a 12th-century knight's lament as he goes off on crusade. Unless you live in my house. katearnolduk.bandcamp.com/track/compla... #music

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Complaint ('Research Mix'), by Kate Arnold

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

It's #BandcampFriday and if you haven't yet got that special present for someone, take Gramophone reviewer Ed Breen's advice and snag one of our last few limited-edition double CDs with beautiful artwork and copious liner notes. musicasecreta.bandcamp.com/album/ricord...

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Ricordanze: a record of love, by Musica Secreta

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musicadeidonum.bsky.social @musicadeidonum.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

CD Besprechung: Musik aus einem Frauenkloster des 16. Jahrhunderts - Musica Secreta/Laurie Stras critica-musica.blogspot.com/2025/11/musi...

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Musik aus einem Frauenkloster des 16. Jahrhunderts - Musica Secreta

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

You’ve heard the album , can you wait for the book? We can’t!

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Prof Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

On my way to @musicasecreta.bsky.social’s concert at Brighton Early Music Festival - first time travelling from Forest Hill. I have a black eye, a dodgy knee, and 500 unanswered emails thanks to moving house on Wednesday, but this evening Will Be Lush. #GirlsGotPolyphony

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

You have until the end of today to nominate us for this special draw. We'd be so grateful if you could. And once you've done that, you could nominate us for the £1000 draw. It's simple and super quick and it doesn't matter where you are in the world. 😍 culture.movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...

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I just nominated a charity to win £5,000. You can nominate your favourite too.

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Prof Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Please would you do this for @musicasecreta.bsky.social ? We want to continue to make music that makes hearts soar, not sore. We only have one concert this year - TONIGHT at Brighton Early Music Festival - and we want to so much more. x

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

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I just nominated a charity to win £5,000. You can nominate your favourite too.

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Prof Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

We have never been lucky in this draw before, but maybe this time?? It's so easy to nominate us, and you don't even have to be in the UK (pretty sure about that...) Go on. You know you want to!

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

If you have been enjoying Musica Secreta on the radio this week, why not nominate us for a £5000 draw? We'd be so grateful. It takes seconds, you don't need to be in the UK, and we could really use the money to do more great things. 🥰 culture.movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...

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I just nominated a charity to win £5,000. You can nominate your favourite too.

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

We're delighted that Georgia Mann chose the Magnificat for her #Radio3 Essential Classics Album of the Week segment yesterday. It's "holy/holey" in all senses (Laurie had to reconstruct a lot of missing notes), and it was lovely to hear so much chant! Can't wait to hear what she will feature today.

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Prof Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Up to London (last early am SWR?) to do Woman’s Hour. I have Deborah the Nano-Nun to give me courage. Who knew I could find new depths of performance anxiety at my age 🤣🤣🤣 (We named her Deborah because she looks like she’s flipping the bird, and it made us all laugh and remember our dear friend)

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Prof Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Don’t forget to listen into Essential Classics right now and every morning this week to hear a different track from Ricordanze every day! Album of the Week! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

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BBC Sounds - Essential Classics - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Essential Classics on BBC Sounds.

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Hey hey it's #BandcampFriday everyone and our new album is just right here, right now, celebrating women and music, and you just KNOW you want to order it today!! musicasecreta.bandcamp.com/album/ricord...

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Ricordanze: a record of love, by Musica Secreta

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Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Sigh. ....Guess I'll just have to keep fighting sexism by listening to #nuntastic @musicasecreta.bsky.social on the loud setting...

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Ricordanze: a record of love, by Musica Secreta

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Well, yesterday was a lot of fun! Listen again here. A few audible gasps when Petroc Trelawney announced that Ricordanze will be Album of the Week on Essential Classics next week, plus a fair helping of muffled and not so muffled giggles. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, Live classical performance and interviews

Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

There was much giggling off mic, mostly because of @emilyscartoons.bsky.social . We did, in fact, have a brief “quaaaa”

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Prof Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Been at the BBC. And, uh, this happened. Holy cow.

The running order of a radio programme (BBC Radio 3 In Tune) with the announcer’s script: “new album Ricordanze out today on Lucky Music … it will be album of the week next week on Essential Classics…”

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Soundcheck with nano-nun, a relic from yarnbombing Latitude Festival in 2011. #nuntastic #BBC #InTune

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Kate Arnold @dulcimerkate.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I've just been listening to this new album by @musicasecreta.bsky.social and it has stopped me in my tracks. A feast for the ears and for the soul! Hugely recommended!

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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Ooo! @musicasecreta.bsky.social and @lauriestras.bsky.social on Radio 3 Breakfast and you can hear them on In Tune later today. Do listen.

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Prof Laurie Stras @lauriestras.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Up early to make sure I don’t miss the first airplay from our new album on #BBC #Radio3 breakfast. Thank you @leverhulme.ac.uk for making this particular dream come true! musicasecreta.org/product/rico...

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Ricordanze - a record of love - Musica Secreta

Preorder the download album from our shop on Bandcamp.

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Musica Secreta @musicasecreta.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Sending out the pre-orders. 📮📮💌Tomorrow’s the big day - our #nuntastic eleventh CD released on the world!

A yellow paper envelope on a black black granite worktop. Just inserted into the envelope it’s a CD. The title of the CD is Ricordanze, by Musica Secreta.

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