Sounds and Sweet Airs : : the Forgotten Women of Classical Music
Book - 2016 780.922 Be 1 On Shelf No requests on this item
Sign in to request
Locations
Call Number: 780.922 Be
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
| Location & Checkout Length | Call Number | Checkout Length | Item Status |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout |
780.922 Be | 4-week checkout | On Shelf |
Notes from the silence -- Caccini -- Strozzi -- Jacquet de la Guerre -- Martines -- Hensel -- Schumann -- Boulanger -- Maconchy -- Endnote.
Sounds and Sweet Airs reveals the hidden stories of eight remarkable female composers, taking the reader on a journey from seventeenth-century Medici Florence to London in the Blitz.
REVIEWS & SUMMARIES
Library Journal ReviewCHOICE Review
Booklist Review
Publishers Weekly Review
Summary / Annotation
Fiction Profile
Author Notes
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
No community reviews. Write one below!
PUBLISHED
London, England : Oneworld Publications, 2016.
Year Published: 2016
Description: xi, 368 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781780748566
1780748566
SUBJECTS
Caccini, Francesca, -- 1587-approximately 1640.
Strozzi, Barbara, -- 1619-1677.
Jacquet de La Guerre, Elisabeth-Claude, -- 1665-1729.
Martinez, Marianne, -- 1744-1812.
Hensel, Fanny Mendelssohn, -- 1805-1847.
Schumann, Clara, -- 1819-1896.
Boulanger, Lili, -- 1893-1918.
Maconchy, Elizabeth, -- 1907-1994.
Women composers -- Europe -- Biography.