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020 a| 1558610731 (acid-free paper) :c| 35.00;

020 a| 155861074X (pbk. : acid-free paper) :c| $14.95;

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100 1 a| Jezic, Diane.=| ^A241662;

245 10 a| Women composers :b| the lost tradition found /c| Diane Peacock Jezic.;

250 a| 2nd edition /b| 2nd edition prepared by Elizabeth Wood.;

300 a| xx, 250 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and discographies.;

505 00 g| Part one.t| The Medieval and Baroque periods.t| Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179): life in the medieval courts --t| Francesca Caccini (1587-ca. 1640) --t| Barbara Strozzi (1619-1664): the Venetian musical activities --t| Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704): the convent in Novara --t| Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1666-1729): the court of Louis XIV --g| Part two.t| The Classical period.t| Anna Amalia, princess of Prussia (1723-1787): the court of Frederick the Great --t| Anna Amalia, duchess of Saxe-Weimar (1739-1807): the court of Weimar --t| Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759-1824): Vienna and beyond --g| Part three.t| The Romantic period - songs.t| Louise Reichardt (1779-1826): the Romantic spirit --t| Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847): domestic music making --t| Josephine Lang (1815-1880): the public sphere --t| Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896): touring artist and composer --t| Pauline Viardot-Garcia (1821-1910): international recognition --g| Part four.t| The Romantic period and early twentieth century - instrumental music.t| Jeanne-Louise Dumont Farrenc (1804-1875): pianist, composer, scholar --t| Louise Pauline Marie Heritte-Viardot (1841-1918): musical families --t| Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944): chevaliere de la legion d'honneure --t| Lili Boulanger (1893-1918): the prix de Rome --t| Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867-1944): U. S. Symphonist --t| Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979): English performer and composer --g| Part five.t| Six living U. S. composers.t| Katherine Hoover (b. 1937): virtuoso flutist and composer --t| Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939): the Pulitzer prize --t| Ruth Schonthal (b. 1924): emigre composer and teacher --t| Barbara Kolb (b. 1939): new vistas --t| Marga Richter (b. 1926): chamber music and orchestra composer --t| Judith Lang Zaimont (b. 1945): pianist, author, composer --g| Appendix 1.t| Music appreciation textbooks ranked in order of number of women composers mentioned --g| Appendix 2.t| Record companies featuring women composers --g| Appendix 3.t| An outline of western music from 850 through the 1940s --g| Appendix 4.t| A selected list of publishers featuring women composers --g| Appendix 5.t| A selected list of twentieth-century women conductors --g| Appendix 6.t| Recordings available from Leonarda productions.;

520 a| Though rarely included in traditional music history, women have a remarkable tradition as composers of Western music. This book brings together musical and biographical material on twenty-five women, from the eleventh through the twentieth centuries. Each chapter focuses on one composer, providing an introduction to her life, an analysis of her music, a checklist of her works, and a bibliography. Extensive appendices include a historical outline showing female composers in relation to their more famous male contemporaries by period and genre, and suggestions for further readings and recordings.;

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650 0 a| Musicv| Discography.=| ^A419096;

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Women composers : the lost tradition found / Diane Peacock Jezic.

Author/creator	Jezic, Diane
Other author	Wood, Elizabeth, 1939-
Format	Book
Edition	2nd edition / 2nd edition prepared by Elizabeth Wood.
Publication Info	New York : Feminist Press at the City University of New York, ©1994.
Description	xx, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Women composers--Biography. Music--Bio-bibliography. Music--Discography.

Contents	Part one. The Medieval and Baroque periods. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179): life in the medieval courts -- Francesca Caccini (1587-ca. 1640) -- Barbara Strozzi (1619-1664): the Venetian musical activities -- Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704): the convent in Novara -- Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1666-1729): the court of Louis XIV -- Part two. The Classical period. Anna Amalia, princess of Prussia (1723-1787): the court of Frederick the Great -- Anna Amalia, duchess of Saxe-Weimar (1739-1807): the court of Weimar -- Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759-1824): Vienna and beyond -- Part three. The Romantic period - songs. Louise Reichardt (1779-1826): the Romantic spirit -- Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847): domestic music making -- Josephine Lang (1815-1880): the public sphere -- Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896): touring artist and composer -- Pauline Viardot-Garcia (1821-1910): international recognition -- Part four. The Romantic period and early twentieth century - instrumental music. Jeanne-Louise Dumont Farrenc (1804-1875): pianist, composer, scholar -- Louise Pauline Marie Heritte-Viardot (1841-1918): musical families -- Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944): chevaliere de la legion d'honneure -- Lili Boulanger (1893-1918): the prix de Rome -- Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867-1944): U. S. Symphonist -- Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979): English performer and composer -- Part five. Six living U. S. composers. Katherine Hoover (b. 1937): virtuoso flutist and composer -- Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939): the Pulitzer prize -- Ruth Schonthal (b. 1924): emigre composer and teacher -- Barbara Kolb (b. 1939): new vistas -- Marga Richter (b. 1926): chamber music and orchestra composer -- Judith Lang Zaimont (b. 1945): pianist, author, composer -- Appendix 1. Music appreciation textbooks ranked in order of number of women composers mentioned -- Appendix 2. Record companies featuring women composers -- Appendix 3. An outline of western music from 850 through the 1940s -- Appendix 4. A selected list of publishers featuring women composers -- Appendix 5. A selected list of twentieth-century women conductors -- Appendix 6. Recordings available from Leonarda productions.
Abstract	Though rarely included in traditional music history, women have a remarkable tradition as composers of Western music. This book brings together musical and biographical material on twenty-five women, from the eleventh through the twentieth centuries. Each chapter focuses on one composer, providing an introduction to her life, an analysis of her music, a checklist of her works, and a bibliography. Extensive appendices include a historical outline showing female composers in relation to their more famous male contemporaries by period and genre, and suggestions for further readings and recordings.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and discographies.
LCCN	93039300
ISBN	1558610731 (acid-free paper) :
ISBN	155861074X (pbk. : acid-free paper) :

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