Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Women Composers
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Women Composers
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Music Examples
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Prologue
- Part I Themes in Studying Women Composers
- Part II Highlighting Women Composers before 1750
- Part III Women Composers circa 1750–1880
- Part IV Women Composers circa 1880–2000
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Part I - Themes in Studying Women Composers
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 May 2024
Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Women Composers
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Women Composers
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Music Examples
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Prologue
- Part I Themes in Studying Women Composers
- Part II Highlighting Women Composers before 1750
- Part III Women Composers circa 1750–1880
- Part IV Women Composers circa 1880–2000
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
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- The Cambridge Companion to Women Composers , pp. 17 - 92Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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Maude Valérie White. ‘So We’ll Go No More A’roving’, Felicity Lott (soprano) and Graham Johnson (piano), YouTube, www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ud-JEKc1LU.
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