From Library Journal
This first of 12 volumes in a projected monument to music by women presents true cause for celebration. Reading these works of careful scholarship and music editing by 18 contributors is like attending a series of seminars. Each of 20 composers, from the 9th-century's Kassia to Claudia Sessia (fl. 1613), is treated through a biography, a setting in time and place, analysis of her work, comments on performance practice, and an extensive bibliography, all of which precede a modern edition of her music, represented by one to eight pieces. Editorial procedures are explained for each composition, and translations are given for all vocal works, allowing the works to be not only studied but also performed. Because the editors were careful not to duplicate easily obtained scores, most of it is presented here in modern notation for the first time. This first volume in a valuable series, and presumably the entire run, belongs in all larger music collections.?Bonnie Jo Dopp, Long Branch Community Lib., Silver Spring, Md.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
