“The Viola da Gamba Player,”  portrait of composer Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)painted by Bernardo Strozzi. image link Barbara Strozzi (aka Barbara Valle) (b. 8/6/1619 – d. 11/11/1677) was a Venetian composer and singer of the middle Baroque Period. During her lifetime, she had more secular music in print than any other composer of the era and was achieved…