American women composers before 1870 / by Judith Tick.

Author/creator Tick, Judith
Format Book
Publication InfoAnn Arbor, Mich. : UMI Research Press, ©1983.
Descriptionxiv, 283 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesStudies in musicology ; no. 57
Studies in musicology ; no. 57. ^A163772
Contents The tradition of music as a feminine accomplishment, 1770 to 1830 -- Accomplishment becomes middle-class -- Music in female seminaries -- Humble beginnings, 1790 to 1825 -- A woman composer's place is in the parlor: new trends in mid-century -- Five mid-nineteenth-century composers -- The emergence of a professional ethos for women composers -- Appendix. Selected compositions published by women in the U.S. before 1870.
Abstract This book is the first study of American women composers and attitudes towards women musicians in the nineteenth century.
Local noteLittle-265037
General noteRevision of thesis (Ph. D.)--City University of New York, 1979.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 273-279) and index.
LCCN 82002694
ISBN0835713261

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML390 .T53 1983 ✔ Available Place Hold