Maria Francesca Nascinbeni (1658–1680) was an Italian composer. She studied in Ancona, Italy, with Augustinian monk Scipio Lazzarini. He included her motet "Sitientes venite" and works by two of his other students in his "Motetti a due e tre voce." At age sixteen (December 1674) Nascinbeni published one volume of music including songs, canzonas, madrigals and motets for organ and one, two and three voices. All that is known of her life is from the prefaces to her music volumes. Notes 1.She also spelled her last name as "Nascimbeni". References External links Facsimile of Canzoni e Madrigali morale e spirituali (1674) via Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica Italian Baroque composers Italian women classical composers 1640s births 1680 deaths 17th-century Italian composers 17th-century Italian women 17th-century women composers