Women and Music: A History (Hardcover)

~ Karin Pendle (Editor)

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Review

This is one of the few existing books presenting a multicultural history of women in music. Aside from popular music, very little scholarship has been done on women's music history, no doubt because much of women's experience with music (pre-pop culture) has not taken place in the public domain. Beginning with the poetry of Sappho in ancient Greece, Women & Music goes through the centuries, highlighting the first European women composers; women's music in the context of religion; women's choruses; African-American women's music in this country; and women's music outside Western culture. With somewhat of a textbook flavor, I felt distanced at times, and I wanted more on women outside the European traditions. However, this book gives a good overview of the places that women and their music have existed and flourished, and spotlights the aspects of women's relationship to music that are uniquely feminine. -- From The WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women; review by Ilene Rosoff

Product Description

" . . . a thorough, insightful study of the rich musical heritage created by women." -American Music Teacher

This second edition of Women and Music now features even more women composers, performers, and patrons, even more musical contexts, and an expanded view of women in music outside Europe and North America. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 358 pages
• Publisher: Indiana University Press; Later Printing edition (November 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0253343216
• ISBN-13: 978-0253343215
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,458,196 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great resource and overview, August 23, 2000

By	April Smith "aprilpiano" (Royal Palm Beach, FL USA) - See all my reviews

I have used this book in research for my thesis on women classical composers. This resource was valuable as a starting point and addresses the ideas of what it is like to be a woman in the music business and includes references to classical composers, conductors, performers, etc.