Women composers of classical music : 369 biographies from 1550 into the 20th century /
"Many women composers were successful, finding venues for both publishing and performing their music; others found the social barriers for women impossible to overcome. Arranged chronologically by era, each section is divided into countries. For each female composer within a country, a brief bi...
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Source Abbreviations
- 1. The Renaissance Transition, 1550-1600
- Hildegard of Bingen
- Italy
- 2. The Age of Harmony, 1600-1685
- Italy
- England
- France
- Germany
- Switzerland
- 3. The Baroque Era, 1685-1750
- Austria
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- 4. Early Classical, 1750-1800
- Austria
- Bohemia
- Denmark
- England
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Netherlands
- United States
- 5. The Beethoven Watershed, 1800-1840
- Austria
- Czechoslovakia
- England
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Spain
- 6. Romanticism, 1840-1880
- Austria
- Brazil
- Czechoslovakia
- England
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Spain
- Sweden
- United States
- 7. Impressionism and Romanticism, 1880-1900
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Canada
- Cuba
- Denmark
- England
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hawaii
- Ireland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Scotland
- Sweden
- United States
- Venezuela
- 8. Into the 20th Century
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Canada
- Chile
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Czechoslovakia
- Denmark
- England
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United States
- Uruguay
- Opera Timeline
- Bibliography
- Discography
- Index