| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 196 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Women composers and modern society -- Creativity, reception to and background of the composers -- Bold sound colors and space: Sofia Gubaidulina, Quaternion ; Joan Tower, String quartet no. 2, In memory -- Straddling classical and American vernacular idioms: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Millennium fantasy ; Libby Larsen, Four on the floor -- The cross-over and national influences: Chen Yi, Ba Yin ; Judith Weir, Distance and enchantment |
| Summary |
This book traces the development of music in the late 20th and early 21st centuries with regards to the work of six women composers: Sofia Gubaidulina, Joan Tower, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Libby Larsen, Chen Yi, and Judith Weir. The study integrates cultural contexts with the composers' biographies, their diverse compositional styles, and provides in-depth analyses of their musical works. The Kaleidoscope of Women's Sounds in Music of the Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries offers a more detailed guide to not only these composers, but also their musical characters and styles, than previous studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Gubaidulina, Sofia, 1931- Quaternion.
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Tower, Joan, 1938- In memory.
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Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, 1939- Millennium fantasy.
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Larsen, Libby. Four on the floor.
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Chen, Yi, 1953- Ba yin.
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Weir, Judith. Distance and enchantment.
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Music by women composers -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Music by women composers -- 21st century -- History and criticism
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Music: styles & genres.
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Western "classical" music.
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20th century & contemporary classical music.
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Theory.
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Music by women composers
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Women composers
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781443884594 |
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1443884596 |
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