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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Amy Beach"”.
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The Violin Sonata of Amy Beach
American composer and pianist Amy Marcy Cheney Beach -- Mrs. H. H. A. Beach (1867-1944) was born in Henniker, New Hampshire. She is recognized as the best American composer of her time. She was the first American woman to compose large-scale art music, and she was also a virtuosic pianist. The …
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The Quintet for Piano and Strings, Op. 67 by Amy Beach: An Historical and Analytical Investigation
… literature, a biographical sketch of the life of Amy Beach, and a discussion of Amy Beach as a pedagogue; (2) the cultural atmosphere surrounding women composers in America at the time of this piece's conception, along with a brief history of music in New England and the Second New England School; …
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Amy Beach for the new generation: the effects of increased interest in Beach’s works on the current place in the performance canon of concerto for piano and orchestra in C sharp minor, op. 45
Amy Beach sets an example of musical activism and dedication to her art that has inspired and illuminated her successors. Beach’s music has particular significance considering that she is arguably the most notable female American composer-pianist. Thus, her Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C …
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Finding the "Indian" in Amy Beach's Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, op. 80.
… It may also incorporate Native American tunes. Amy Beach (1867-1944) is considered to have composed five Indianist works, but her Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, op. 80 has not been included as one of them. This thesis rethinks categorization of the piece, seeking the "Indian" …
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Musical multiplicities: The lives and reception of four post-Romantic women
… Carreño (1853–1917), Mel Bonis (1858–1937), Amy Beach (1867–1944), and Florence Price (1887–1953). The lives of these women, while very different from one another, had many commonalities. All experienced pressure to adhere to societal gender norms, endured stigmas related to women as …
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Changing the Landscape: Toward Equitable Programming Highlighting Choral Works by Women Composers
… from Three Choral Responses, Op. 8 (1891) by Amy Beach, "Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord" (1953) arranged by Undine Smith Moore, "The Crucifixion" from Simon Bore the Cross (1964) by Margaret Bonds, "Benedictus" from amass (2007) by Jocelyn Hagen, "Ring Out, Ye Bells!" (2013) by Dale …
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A study of English-language sacred solo literature by selected twentieth-century composers
… contributors to American art song repertory: Amy Beach, Charles Ives, Ernst Bacon, Virgil Thomson, David Diamond, Ned Rorem, Daniel Pinkham, Alan Hovhaness, Norman Dello Joio, and Carlisle Floyd. English art song composers include English composers who have composed sacred songs primarily for …