The new Grove dictionary of women composers
Only in recent times has the contribution of women composers to the history of Western music been taken seriously. The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers seeks to encourage this change in attitude, listing no fewer than 875 composers from Sappho to Hildegard von Bingen, on through the time of B...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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London u.a.
Macmillan
1996
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Only in recent times has the contribution of women composers to the history of Western music been taken seriously. The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers seeks to encourage this change in attitude, listing no fewer than 875 composers from Sappho to Hildegard von Bingen, on through the time of Barbara Strozzi to that of Clara Schumann, Amy Beach, Cecile Chaminade and Ethel Smyth, and to present-day composers including Gubaydulina, Ustvol'skaya, Saariaho, Tower, Weir and Zwilich. Until the 20th century, women with a gift for musical composition were generally denied the opportunity to develop their gifts. Those who achieved any reputation in the world of music were the daughters, the sisters, the wives or the muses of well-known men. But even their contribution has failed until now to secure the careful and critical consideration - let alone the performance - generally accorded to male composers. The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers, written by international scholars and critical edited according to the principles applied to the other musical dictionaries bearing the Grove imprint, aims to set the balance straight. It supplies reference information covering a wide range of material, to help those interested in serious music by women composers, at every level and for every purpose. Performers will find it an invaluable guide, while cultural historians and critics will seize on to the solid basis of information it provides. |
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| Beschreibung: | XLII, 548 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 0333515986 0-333-51598-6 |