Women Composers: Music Through the Ages : Composers Born Before 1599 (1) - 2528

This first volume of a 12-volume historical overview of women composers contains biographical essays on 22 diverse female composers, from composers of medieval chants to composers of choral music of the Italian Renaissance. Entries discuss the social context in which each composer worked, and offer analysis of the musical conventions of the period, plus texts of vocal works in their original language and in English. Includes lists of works by each composer and discographies. For students and scholars of music and women's studies. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
ASIN: 0816109265
VSKU: BVV.0816109265.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Glickman, Sylvia|Schleifer, Martha Furman
Binding: Hardcover