Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (b. 1602 c. 1677) stands as one of the most prolific convent composers of Seventeenths Century Milan. While little is known of her training, Cozzolani’s quality indicates a fine education. Between 1640 and 1650, Cozzolani published four collections of motets, the first of which is now lost. She spent her life at the prestigious Santa Radegonda, the leading convent of Milan.“Ave Regina Caelorum”, a Marian antiphon, was customarily sung as a devotion following one of t...