The String Quartet in E flat major (1834) by Fanny Hensel, née Mendelssohn, is one of the most important works by a female composer written in the nineteenth century. Composed at a turning point in her life (as Hensel was not only grappling with her own creative voice but also coming to terms with her identity as a married woman, and the role her family expected of her), the quartet is significant in showing a woman composing in a genre that was then almost exclusively the domain of male artists.
Benedict Taylor's illuminating book situates itself within developing scholarly discourse on the music of women composers, going beyond apologetics - or condemnation of those who hindered their development - to examine the strength and qualities of the music and how it responded to the most progressive works of the period.
| ISBN: | 9781009074896 |
| Publication date: | 30th November 2023 |
| Author: | Benedict Taylor |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 150 pages |
| Series: | New Cambridge Music Handbooks |
| Genres: |
Theory of music and musicology Gender studies: women and girls Art music, orchestral and formal music History of music |
The String Quartet in E flat major (1834) by Fanny Hensel, née Mendelssohn, is one of the most important works by a female composer written in the nineteenth century. Composed at a turning point in her life (as Hensel was not only grappling with her own creative voice but also coming to terms with her identity as a married woman, and the role her family expected of her), the quartet is significant in showing a woman composing in a genre that was then almost exclusively the domain of male artists.
Hensel features in the following genres: Theory of music and musicology, Gender studies: women and girls, Art music, orchestral and formal music, History of music
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Hensel was written by Benedict Taylor and published by Cambridge University Press
Hensel has 150 pages
Yes it is part of New Cambridge Music Handbooks series
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