Warriors and musicians notes from the Colonna family archive Marshall, Melanie L.

RESUMEN: The Colonna family was one of the most important in 16 th century Rome, yet its music patronage activities at that time have largely escaped te attention of musicologists. Marc´Antonio II Colonna perhaps best known for his leadership at the Battle of Lepanto (1571), was conecte to a number of musicians, several of whom were (or had been) military men. The family archive contains a number of autograph letters from musicians, including three letters from Giulio Cesar Brancaccio, warrior and bass singer, two of which place him in Rome in 1574 as Richard Wistreich surmised, and interesting letter from composer Sebastian Raval to Marc´Antonio´s son, Cardinal Ascanio Calonna, mentioning planned publications and recommending young (and unfortunately unidentifiable) harpssichord player. Keywords:Marc´Antonio II Colonna, Cardinal Ascanio Colonna, Sebastián Raval, Giulio Caesare Brancaccio, Rome, cultura capital