The Kaleidoscope of women's sounds in music of the late 20th and early 21st centuries

The Kaleidoscope of women's sounds in music of the late 20th and early 21st centuries /

This book traces the development of music in the late 20th and early 21st centuries with regards to the work of six women composers: Sofia Gubaidulina, Joan Tower, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Libby Larsen, Chen Yi, and Judith Weir. The study integrates cultural contexts with the composers' biographie...

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Main Author: Koay, Kheng K. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015
Subjects:
Gubaidulina, Sofia, > 1931- > Quaternion.
Tower, Joan, > 1938- > In memory.
Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, > 1939- > Millennium fantasy.
Larsen, Libby. > Four on the floor.
Chen, Yi, > 1953- > Ba yin.
Weir, Judith. > Distance and enchantment.
Music by women composers > 20th century > History and criticism.
Music by women composers > 21st century > History and criticism.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Women composers and modern society
  • Creativity, reception to and background of the composers
  • Bold sound colors and space: Sofia Gubaidulina, Quaternion ; Joan Tower, String quartet no. 2, In memory
  • Straddling classical and American vernacular idioms: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Millennium fantasy ; Libby Larsen, Four on the floor
  • The cross-over and national influences: Chen Yi, Ba Yin ; Judith Weir, Distance and enchantment.

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