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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"women composers"”.
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Re-Composing Feminism: Australian women composers in the new millennium
… and fourth-wave feminism online, Australian women composers are theoretically able to “have it all,” however, the proportion of women in the occupation appears to have plateaued in recent years. In this thesis, I explore the multiple ways in which gender and feminism interact with practising …
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Changing the Landscape: Toward Equitable Programming Highlighting Choral Works by Women Composers
… increased programming of choral compositions by women composers. Progress toward equitable programming is being realized especially for twenty-first century women composers; however, when surveying which pieces are selected within major genres of the choral canon, works by men are represented …
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The instrumental music of British Women Composers in the Early Twentieth Century
… detail on instrumental chamber music produced by women in the early twentieth century, a particularly fertile and under-represented period with regard to this topic and it draws on aspects of women’s history, British music history and feminist musicology. It argues that the Cobbett competitions …
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American women composers of band music : a biographical dictionary and catalogue of works
Throughout the history of band music, works by women have received little, if any, acclaim. While some of the reasons for this lack of acknowledgment are grounded in the historical development of the band and the social restrictions of the times, an even greater problem has been the lack of …
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HALF OF HUMANITY HAS SOMETHING TO SAY, ALSO: WORKS FOR VIOLIN BY WOMEN COMPOSERS
… recognition of prominent and lesser-known women, living and deceased, composing high-quality violin literature. This performance dissertation consists of three recitals featuring works for violin solo or chamber works including violin by twenty-two women composers, living and deceased, and …
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Piano works by Latin American women composers born between 1850 and 1950: an anthology and recording
… and knowledge of predigital age Latin American women composers are rapidly disappearing. Only a few such women were able to overcome the regional societal norms and actively compose music. Unfortunately, their contributions are moving into obscurity in part due to the lack of exposure and …
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Daria Semegen: Her life, work, and music
Studies of women's achievements in western musical history have expanded considerably in the past twenty years. Little research and writing, however, has concentrated on the extensive and specific study of a selected woman composer including the discussion and analysis of her works. Most notably, …
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The Quintet for Piano and Strings, Op. 67 by Amy Beach: An Historical and Analytical Investigation
… (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; (3) a brief outline of the Quintet's place in the history of piano quintets, a survey of the …
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Bacewicz : the violin concertos
… such as Polish cultural policy, the status of women composers, and her juggling of a number of professional and domestic roles. Appendices provide comprehensive listings of both her catalogue of works and recordings. Most importantly, however, the study uncovers the merit and originality of a …
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Reconstructing the creative life of Australian composer Margaret Sutherland: the evidence of primary source documents
Margaret Ada Sutherland (1897-1984) is respected as one of the leading musicians in Australia in the twentieth century. She is widely recognised as having made significant contributions to the development of Australian musical composition and contemporary creative life. While a significant body of …
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The piano quintet: Influence of medium on genre
… consideration of the manner in which its composers, while applying their own compositional aesthetics, have, over these centuries, treated ensemble interaction and texture. In the twentieth century, in particular, the rise of concern with timbre affected attitudes towards integration of …
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Written narratives as an avenue for Swazi women to debate marginalization and inconsistencies of patriarchy
Swazi women face numerous socio-economic challenges as a result of patriarchal customs like polygamy, forced or arranged marriage, levirate marriage, and bride price. Marginalizing cultural norms push Swazi women to the periphery of decision-making, and this exposes them to sexual abuse, physical …
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Byung-Hee Oh's Cantata Light of the East: A Fusion of Western and Korean Musical Elements.
… in the second generation of Korean choral composers. She has held professional positions including as a church musician, as an instructor at the Korea Choir Academy, on the faculty of Han-Sei University, as a composer and editor for the Korean publishing company Chorus Center, and as …
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Oblivion: grandes compositoras europeas (1850-1950): aportaciones al repertorio del violín y contribuciones al cambio del paradigma del rol de la mujer en la Música
En esta tesis doctoral, por medio de la mayéutica, y recurriendo a los métodos histórico y hermenéutico, se analizará el papel determinante de 15 grandes compositoras europeas de 1850 hasta 1950, que sin embargo son olvidadas con frecuencia en los libros de música referenciales, en las …