Piano Music by Female Composers
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- Composers: Fanny (Mendelssohn) Hensel (1805-1847), Priaulx Rainier (1903-1986), Susanne Erding-Swiridoff (1955-), Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729), Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944), Lili Boulanger (1893-1918), Ilse Fromm-Michaels (1888-1986), Maria Szymanowska (1739-1831), Else Schmitz-Gohr (1901-1987), Verdina Shlonsky (1905-1990), Lotte Backes (1901-1990), Clara Schumann (1819-1896), Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912-1990), Barbara Heller (1936-), Louise Farrenc (1804-1875), Ivana Loudová (1941-2017), Marianne Matinez (1744-1812), Johanna Senfter (1879-1963), Elisabeth Lutyens (1906-1983)
- Instrumentation: Piano
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- Size: 9.1 x 11.9 inches
- Pages: 72
Description
Female composers have made their way in the face of prejudice and opposition. for a long time the prejudice prevailed that women lack the requisite creative talent to compose great music. It is indeed true that women have been less active in the field of musical composition than their male contemporaries, but reasons for this are found in the social circumstances of the recent past:
In the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the ages of the Enlightenment and the flowering of great achievement in music, women were denied the education and encouragement which would have made individual accomplishment possible beyond the limits of domestic music-making. in spite of these hindrances there were highly gifted women who overcame the hurdles and were able to prove their talent for composition. of course these belonged to the wealthy middle and upper classes, or were women from musical families who were able to receive a thorough training.
This selection, comprising 19 female composers from eight countries, cannot claim to be completely representative, both because it is limited to the period from the eighteenth century to the present, and because there is, as yet, no systematic catalogue of the autographs and printed editions in archives and libraries. But our editors are happy that this publication is worthwhile and justified, and that each of the pieces can speak for itself.
Women will in future pursue musical composition amid a manifest change in society's view of women and its attitude towards them.
Works:
- Jacquet de La Guerre: Rondeau
- Matinez: Piano Sonata No. 3
- Szymanowska: Nocturne
- No. 2 from Hensel: Song without Words (3 Mélodies), Op. 4
- No. 4 from Hensel: Song without Words (3 Mélodies), Op. 5
- Cl. Schumann: Andante con sentimento
- Farrenc: Impromptu in B Minor
- Chaminade: Pierette, Op. 41
- Fromm-Michaels: Langsamer Walzer
- Schmitz-Gohr: Elegy for the left-hand
- Backes: Slow
- L. Boulanger: D'un Vieux Jardin
- Rainier: Barbaric Dance
- Lutyens: 2 Bagatelles
- Glanville-Hicks: Prelude for a Pensive Pupil
- Shlonsky: Introduction
- Loudová: Sleeping Beauty
- Loudová: Lullaby
- B. Heller: Piano Muziek Böhmisches Lied
- Erding-Swiridoff: Chillan
- Senfter: First Pain (Erster Schmerz Vogelweise)
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Choral Score
A score for vocalists that only contains the vocal lines. The instrumental parts are not there for reference. Generally, cheaper than a vocal score and requires multiple copies for purchase.
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Full Score
For ensemble music, this indicates that the edition contains all parts on a single system (there are not separate parts for each player). In larger ensembles, this is for the conductor.
Hardcover
Hardbound. Generally either linen-covered or half-leather.
Orchestral Parts
Similar to a wind set, this is a collection of parts. In the case of strings, the numbers listed are the number of copies included, though generally these are available individually (often with minimum quantities required).
Paperback
When publishers offer multiple bindings (e.g. hardcover) or study scores, this is the "standard" version. If you're planning to play the music, this is probably what you want.
Performance / Playing Score
A score of the music containing all parts on one system, intended for players to share. There are not separate parts for each player.
Set of Parts
For ensemble music, this indicates that there are separate individual parts for each player.
Solo Part with Piano Reduction
For solo pieces with orchestra, this is a version that contains a piano reduction of the orchestra parts. For piano pieces, two copies are typically needed for performance.
Study Score
A small (think choral size) copy of the complete score meant for studying, and not playing. They make great add-ons when learning concertos and small chamber works.
Vocal Score
A score prepared for vocalists that includes the piano/organ part or a reduction of the instrumental parts.
Wind Set
For orchestral music, this is a collection of wind and percussion parts. The specific quantities of each instrument are notated.
With Audio
In addition to the printed music, the edition contains recordings of the pieces. This may be an included CD, or access to files on the internet.
With / Without Fingering (Markings)
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Piano Music by Female Composers
