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This collection of compositions for piano solo spans four centuries, including a rarely heard piece by Gottchalk's sister, Clara, as well as a charming piece by
Women Composers of Classical Music
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Pages: 0
Authors: Mary F. McVicker
Categories: Music
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As early as the 1500s, a surprising number of women have composed classical music. Many were successful, finding venues for both publishing and performing their
Sounds and Sweet Airs
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Pages: 533
Authors: Anna Beer
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-07 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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The hidden history of the women who dared to write music in a man’s world. ‘Lucid, engaging and exuberant... [Sounds and Sweet Airs] is terrifically enjoyab
Women Composers
Language: en
Pages: 286
Authors: Diane Jezic
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
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Though rarely included in traditional music history, women have a remarkable tradition as composers of Western music. This book brings together musical and biog
Alma Mahler and Her Contemporaries
Language: en
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Authors: Susan Filler
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This selective annotated bibliography places Alma Mahler with three other female composers of her time, covering the first generation of active female composers