Sounds and sweet airs: the forgotten women of classical music

Since the birth of classical music, women who dared compose have faced a bitter struggle to be heard. In spite of this, female composers continued to create, inspire and challenge. Yet even today so much of their work languishes unheard. Anna Beer reveals the highs and lows experienced by eight comp...

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1. Verfasser: Beer, Anna R. 1964- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London, England Oneworld Publications 2016
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Zusammenfassung:Since the birth of classical music, women who dared compose have faced a bitter struggle to be heard. In spite of this, female composers continued to create, inspire and challenge. Yet even today so much of their work languishes unheard. Anna Beer reveals the highs and lows experienced by eight composers across the centuries, from Renaissance Florence to twentieth-century London, restoring to their rightful place exceptional women whom history has forgotten [Publisher description]
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xi, 369 pages illustrations 23 cm
ISBN:9781780748566
1780748566