{"product_id":"quartet-how-four-women-changed-the-musical-world","title":"Quartet How Four Women Changed the Musical World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*WINNER OF THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY STORYTELLING AWARD*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2023*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe lives, loves, adventures and trailblazing musical careers of four extraordinary women from a stunning debut biographer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Fabulous.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e '\u003cb\u003eA rare gift.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Passionate ... Vivid ... Timely.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Readable and inspiring.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Compelling ... Ambitious ... Poignant.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Magnificent.'\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Mosse \u003cb\u003e'Riveting.'\u003c\/b\u003e Antonia Fraser \u003cb\u003e'A breath of fresh air.'\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Molleson \u003cb\u003e'Fascinating.'\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Harris \u003cb\u003e'Wonderful.'\u003c\/b\u003e Claire Tomalin \u003cb\u003e'Splendid.'\u003c\/b\u003e Miranda Seymour \u003cb\u003e'Remarkable.'\u003c\/b\u003e Fiona Maddocks \u003cb\u003e'Pioneering.'\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Motion '\u003cb\u003eBrilliant'\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Pankhurst\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEthel Smyth (b.1858):\u003c\/b\u003e Famed for her operas, this trailblazing queer Victorian composer was a larger-than-life socialite, intrepid traveller and committed Suffragette.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRebecca Clarke (b.1886):\u003c\/b\u003e This talented violist and Pre-Raphaelite beauty was one of the first women ever hired by a professional orchestra, later celebrated for her modernist experimentation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dorothy Howell (b.1898):\u003c\/b\u003e A prodigy who shot to fame at the 1919 Proms, her reputation as the 'English Strauss' never dented her modesty; on retirement, she tended Elgar's grave alone.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDoreen Carwithen (b.1922):\u003c\/b\u003e One of Britain's first woman film composers who scored Elizabeth II's coronation film, her success hid a 20-year affair with her married composition tutor\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In their time, these women were celebrities. They composed some of the century's most popular music and pioneered creative careers; but today, they are ghostly presences, surviving only as muses and footnotes to male contemporaries like Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Britten - until now.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Leah Broad's magnificent group biography resurrects these forgotten voices, recounting lives of rebellion, heartbreak and ambition, and celebrating their musical masterpieces. Lighting up a panoramic sweep of British history over two World Wars, \u003ci\u003eQuartet\u003c\/i\u003e revolutionises the canon forever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Bulk","offers":[{"title":"Used \/ 9780571366101-001","offer_id":43737145573437,"sku":"9780571366101-001","price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/11337123482391.jpg?v=1790679988","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/quartet-how-four-women-changed-the-musical-world","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}