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From Convent to Concert Hall A Guide to Women Composers
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Sylvia Glickman, Martha Furman Schleifer
ISBN: 1-57356-411-7
ISBN-13: 978-1-57356-411-3
416 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/2003
List Price: $95.00 (UK Sterling Price: £65.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Subjects: Awards:
  • ACRL "Most Essential Work" 2002-2003
Description: In the world of musical composition, men have long overshadowed women. But as the prominence of women composers increases, so does interest in their lives and works. This is the first substantive biographical reference book geared toward the student or non-specialist, featuring information on nearly 200 women composers of the Western music tradition from the 9th century to the 2st. Composers were chosen based on the excellence of their music, their importance in the period's daily musical life, and the availability of information on their lives, music, and recordings. Taken together, they represent a broad range of styles, countries, and eras. This book is a valuable resource for students from high school through university, and for anyone interested in musical history and composers.

The book is arranged by style of music and chronology. Each profiled composer placed is related to the famous male composers, arts, sciences, and politics of her period. Profiles include biographical information and focus on the composer's work and association with other musicians. Also included for each composer are a discography of her recorded works (including a list of those available in modern editions) and a bibliography of additional print and electronic resources. Timelines place the women in historical context and appendixes organize them by country, century, and type of music. A syllabus of study is provided.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction by Sylvia Glickman
    The Middle Ages and the Renaissance by Martha Furman Schleifer
    The 17th Century by Barbara Garvey Jackson
    The 18th Century by Valerie Goertzen
    The 19th Century by E. Douglas Bomberger
    The 20th Century by Adeline Mueller
    Appendix A: A Chronological List of Women Composers
    Appendix B: A Geographical List of Women Composers
    Appendix C: Suggested Syllabi for Courses on Women Composers or Women and Music
    Glossary
    General Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: SYLVIA GLICKMAN is a composer, pianist, and the founding President of the Hildegard Publishing Company, devoted to research and performance of the music of women composers.

MARTHA FURMAN SCHLEIFER is a member of the music history faculty at Temple University and is Senior Editor at the Hildegard Publishing Company.
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