"Reardon's engaging book is a meticulously documented and clearly presented study of the musical lives of women whose names did not find their way into
Le pompe sanesi.....The breadth of scholarship and clarity of presentation make this book a valuable resource for musicologists, theater historians, and students of early Italian culture." --
Journal of the American Musicological Society Society
"An adept and fascinating account of many facets of early modern life, both within and without the cloister, refracted through the prism of musicology."--
Music and Letters"Walls has done a fine job of showing us how the study of the afterlife deserves to be featured more prominently in contemporary theological discussion."--
First Things "The strength of the book is in Reardon's command of the sources, and in her ability to present.a compelling picture not only of music in Sienese convents, but also of an entire female world that might have been male -dominated....Reardon is thorough and informative...It is a well-written, intelligent, well researched account of music in Sienese convents, and of Siena in this period."--
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