New Historical Anthology of Music by Women by James R Briscoe (9780253216830)
New Historical Anthology of Music by Women by James R Briscoe (9780253216830)
New Historical Anthology of Music by Women (Book)
James R Briscoe Release Date: 01 Aug 2004 Format: Paperback Pages: 528 ISBN: 9780253216830 ISBN-10: 0253216834
"New Historical Anthology of Music by Women" updates the extremely popular collection with 55 compositions by 46 women composers from the ancient Greeks to the present. Each work is introduced by an informative essay by a specialist in the field, with recommendations for further reading, listening, and performing. Historical scores have been transcribed into modern notation for ease of use, and works represent a wide variety of genres, including solo songs, chamber music, piano music, and orchestral scores.The composers include Sappho, Hildegard of Bingen, Barbara Strozzi, Clara Schumann, and Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel. The anthology includes a foreword by Susan McClary, the leading scholar on women's music. "New Historical Anthology of Music by Women" is supplemented by, a separately sold, expanded 3-CD set featuring newly commissioned recordings. The contributors include: Elizabeth Aubrey, Laura Barcelo-Lastra, Melissa Blakesly, Adrienne Fried Block, Marcia J. Citron, Suzanne Cusick, David Gordon Duke, Susan Erickson, Mark Everist, Jill Munroe Fankhauser, Annegret Fauser, Nancy Fierro, Susan M.
Filler, Barbara Garvey Jackson, Bryony Jones, Michael Klaper, Carolyn Lindeman, Roberta Lindsey, Thomas J.Mathiesen, Hidemi Matsushita, Susan McClary, Sharon Mirchandani, Craig B. Parker, Karin Pendle, Barbara A. Petersen, Martin Picker, Janet Pollack, Caroline Potter, Nancy B. Reich, Ellen Rosand, Judith Rosen, and, Diane Touliatos-Milesis.
