A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers
Title | A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Y. Dees |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2002-02-28 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0313017034 |
Designed as a practical reference guide for professional pianists and piano teachers, A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers, Volume I, is an annotated catalogue of the available piano music in print composed by 144 women born before the 20th century. The work also features biographies and extensive bibliographical information for each composer. Arranged alphabetically by composer into categories including single works, collections, and anthologies, the music is also described in terms of grade level, genre, mood, style characteristics, and technical requirements, and ranges in difficulty from late elementary to virtuoso concert repertoire. Far too many teachers, students, professional musicians, and audiences are unaware of the contributions made by women in music, and of the beauty and merit of their specific compositions. This reference work provides an invaluable addition to the current literature.
A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers
Title | A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Youngdahl Dees |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Music by women composers |
ISBN |
A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women born after 1900
Title | A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women born after 1900 PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Youngdahl Dees |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Music by women composers |
ISBN | 9780313319891 |
A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Composers born before 1900
Title | A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Composers born before 1900 PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Youngdahl Dees |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Music by women composers |
ISBN |
Music by Black Women Composers
Title | Music by Black Women Composers PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Walker-Hill |
Publisher | Center for Black Music Rsrch |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780929911045 |
Loud and Clear
Title | Loud and Clear PDF eBook |
Author | Olivia Adams |
Publisher | |
Pages | 108 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Music by black composers |
ISBN | 9781989202722 |
Women Composers of Classical Music
Title | Women Composers of Classical Music PDF eBook |
Author | Mary F. McVicker |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011-02-14 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780786443970 |
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 music; others found the social barriers for women impossible to overcome. This book provides access to these composers, both well known and obscure. Arranged chronologically by era, the profiles are further divided into countries. For each female composer within a country, a brief biographical sketch is provided, as well as a description of her body of work. This text also includes an extensive timeline of operatic works by female composers.