The hidden history of the women who dared to write music in a man’s world. ‘Lucid, engaging and exuberant... [Sounds and Sweet Airs] is terrifically enjoyable and accessible, and leaves one hankering for a second volume.’ The Sunday Times Francesca Caccini. Barbara Strozzi. Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre. Marianna Martines. Fanny Hensel. Clara Schumann. Lili Boulanger. Elizabeth Maconchy. Since the birth of classical music, women who dared compose have faced a bitter struggle to be heard. In spite of this, female composers continued to create, inspire and challenge. Yet even today so much of their work languishes unheard. Anna Beer reveals the highs and lows experienced by eight composers across the centuries, from Renaissance Florence to twentieth-century London, restoring to their rightful place exceptional women whom history has forgotten.
| ISBN: | 9781786070678 |
| Publication date: | 6th April 2017 |
| Author: | Anna Beer |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Genres: |
Composers and songwriters Musicians, singers, bands and groups Art music, orchestral and formal music Biography: general Gender studies: women and girls Art music, orchestral and formal music Musicians, singers, bands and groups Composers and songwriters Gender studies: women and girls |