Title: Women composers : the lost tradition found /
Authors: Jezic, Diane; Wood, Elizabeth, 1939-
Publisher: Feminist Press at the City University of New York,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Women composers Biography.; Music Bio-bibliography; Music Discography
Contents: Part one: The medieval and baroque periods. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) : Life in the Medieval convents ; Francesca Caccini (1587-1640) : The Medici court of Florence ; Barbara Strozzi (1619-1664) : The Venetian musical academies ; Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704) : The convent in Novara ; Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre (1666-1729) : The count of Louis XIV -- Part two: The classical period. Anna Amalia, princess of Prussia (1723-1787) : The court of Frederick the Great ; Anna Amilia, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar (1739-1807) : The court of Weimar ; Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759-1824) : Vienna and Beyond -- Part three: The romantic period -- songs. Louise Reichardt (1779-1826) : The romantic spirit ; Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847) : Domestic music making ; Josephine Lang (1815-1880) : The public sphere ; Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896) : Touring artist and composer ; Pauline Viardot-Garcia (1821-1910) : International recognition --^