Women Composers - A Heritage of Song: The Vocal Library Low Voice [Paperback]

Carol Kimball (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2005

With 45 songs by 22 composers, this is the most comprehensive single volume of art songs composed by women ever published. It includes biographical information about the composers and historical information about each song, with songs in English, French, German and Italian.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0634078712
• ISBN-13: 978-0634078712
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 8.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #459,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful resource!, October 18, 2007

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Patrice M. Fitzgerald "New England Mezzo" (Connecticut) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Women Composers - A Heritage of Song: The Vocal Library Low Voice (Paperback)

I bought this book to find material for a graduate vocal recital I am doing which will consist exclusively of music written by women. This volume is a treasure trove of all kinds of pieces in a variety of languages and styles. With this book and Briscoe's New Anthology of Music by Women, one can put together a wonderful program.

My all-women's music recital will take place at the end of March, 2008, as part of the Eighth Annual International Women Composers' Festival in Hartford, Connecticut. I had feared that such a recital might be too sweet, bland, or consist of a litany of similar-sounding music. I am thrilled to discover that there are all kinds of interesting, dramatic, and accomplished songs written by women, and many of them can be found in this book.