Child composers and their works
Subtitle: a historical survey
By: Barry Cooper.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780810869110; 9780810869127
Subjects: Child musicians; Music by child composers; Gifted children
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : a virgin field; title: Chronological résumé from the Middle Ages to the present day; title: The marginalization of children's compositions of the past; title: Competence and originality; title: Common characteristics of child composers; title: Annotated checklist of notable child composers; title: Composers born before 1700; title: Composers born 1700-1800; title: Composers born 1801-1850; title: Composers born 1851-1900.