Grazyna Bacewicz, The 'First Lady of Polish Music'
Grazyna Bacewicz, The 'First Lady of Polish Music'

Author: Diana Ambache

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-08-18

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1108910300

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This Element explores the life and work of Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969), as a composer, violinist, pianist and author. She lived a remarkable life in Poland, navigating the complex world of Polish communist society and Soviet dominance after the Second World War, and brought Polish music to wider European attention. The Element describes the historical context of her life, her major achievements, and the language and development of her compositions, which attracted notable interest in Polish musical life. She wrote a wide range of pieces, making a significant contribution to the string repertoire, with important String Quartets and violin works. In her sixty years she achieved impressive triumphs as a women composer, served the Polish Composers Union and often judged major international competitions.

The Violin
The Violin

Author: Mark Katz

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 0815336373

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This book is the only complete and up-to-date annotated bibliography available on women's activities and contributions in the creation and performance of music through the ages. Encompassing major books, articles and recordings published over the past five decades, the book examines a broad cross-section of contemporary thought, with each entry - with over 500 devoted to resources from countries outside the US - including annotation along with a critical description of content.

NHAMW
NHAMW

Author: James R. Briscoe

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2004-08-11

Total Pages: 542

ISBN-13: 9780253216830

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"This anthology of musical scores is a new edition of a text that has been widely used in courses in women's music. James R. Briscoe's New Historical Anthology compiles fifty-five compositions by forty-six women composers from the ancient Greeks to the present. Each work is introduced by an informative essay by a specialist in the field, with recommendations for further reading."--BOOK JACKET.

Historical Anthology of Music by Women
Historical Anthology of Music by Women

Author: James R. Briscoe

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9780253212962

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Works by women composers, including Francesca Caccini, Fanny Mendelssohn, Ethel Smyth, [et al]

The Piano
The Piano

Author: Susan Tomes

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2021-01-01

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 0300253923

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A fascinating history of the piano explored through 100 pieces chosen by one of the UK's most renowned concert pianists "Tomes . . . casts her net widely, taking in chamber music and concertos, knotty avant-garde masterworks and (most welcome) jazz."--Richard Fairman, Financial Times, "Best Books of 2021: Classical Music" "[One of] the most beautiful books I got my hands on this year. . . . About the shaping of this maddening, glorious, unconquerable instrument."--Jenny Colgan, Spectator, "Books of the Year" An astonishingly versatile instrument, the piano allows just two hands to play music of great complexity and subtlety. For more than two hundred years, it has brought solo and collaborative music into homes and concert halls and has inspired composers in every musical genre--from classical to jazz and light music. Charting the development of the piano from the late eighteenth century to the present day, pianist and writer Susan Tomes takes the reader with her on a personal journey through 100 pieces including solo works, chamber music, concertos, and jazz. Her choices include composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Gershwin, and Philip Glass. Looking at this history from a modern performer's perspective, she acknowledges neglected women composers and players including Fanny Mendelssohn, Maria Szymanowska, Clara Schumann, and Amy Beach.