Caterina Benedicta Grazianini (fl. early-18th century) was an Italian composer of oratorios in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

. She was among the female composers of oratorios in Vienna who, according to Wellesz, were regular canonesses

Canonesses

A canoness is a member of a religious community of women living a simple life. Many communities observe the monastic rule of Saint Augustine. The name corresponds to the male equivalent, a canon. The origin and rules are common to both...

, rather than employed at the court. This group included Maria de Raschenau, Maria Margherita Grimani

Maria Margherita Grimani

It is not certain when she was born, but it was somewhere around the late 16 hundreds. She Married Giovanni Andrea Grimani, her maiden name was Vitalina....

, and Camilla de Rossi

Camilla de Rossi

Camilla de Rossi was an Italian composer. Several women are known to have composed music in Northern Italy and Austria during the period 1670-1725. Of those women, though there is no remaining biographical information, Camilla de Rossi by far has the most surviving works. The only known...

. Grazianini is known only through her two surviving works, the oratorio

Oratorio

An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists. Like an opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias...

s S Gemignano vescovo e protettore di Modena (performed 1705 and 1715) and S Teresa. On one of these is a note to the effect that it was performed for the ladies of Modena

Modena

Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....

 and Brunswick

Braunschweig

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, and was very well received. Her works are in two sections and an Italian overture, for four soloists and string orchestra.