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1 online resource (478 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
Contents |
FOREWORD: "WHO ARE THESE WOMEN?"; EDITOR'S PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ELIZABETH R. AUSTIN (1938- ); SUSAN BOTTI (1962- ); GABRIELA LENA FRANK (1972- ); JENNIFER HIGDON (1962- ); LIBBY LARSEN (1950- ); TANIA LEÓN (1943- ); CINDY McTEE (1953- ); MARGA RICHTER (1926- ); JUDITH SHATIN; INDEX; INDEX OF MUSICAL WORKS BY COMPOSER; ABOUT THE EDITOR AND CONTRIBUTORS. |
Summary |
In Women of Influence in Contemporary Music: Nine American Composers, Michael K. Slayton has collected essays, which focus on women who have made significant contributions to American music: Elizabeth Austin, Susan Botti, Gabriela Lena Frank, Jennifer Higdon, Libby Larsen, Tania León, Cindy McTee, Marga Richter, and Judith Shatin. While these composers have much in common, not least of all dedication to their art, their individual stories reveal different impulses in American music. Their works reflect the shifting societal landscapes in the United States over the last seven decades, as well a. |
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Women composers -- United States -- Biography.
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Women composers -- United States -- Interviews.
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Music by women composers -- United States -- 21st century -- Analysis, appreciation.
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Music by women composers -- United States -- 20th century -- Analysis, appreciation.
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MUSIC -- Individual Composer & Musician.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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Women composers. (OCoLC)fst01177510
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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1900-2099
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Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Interviews. (OCoLC)fst01423832
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Electronic book.
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Added Author |
Slayton, Michael.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Women of influence in contemporary music. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, ©2011 9780810877429 (DLC) 2010028110 (OCoLC)646309487 |
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9786612922435 |
ISBN |
9780810877481 (electronic bk.) |
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0810877481 (electronic bk.) |
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