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Contemporary anthology of music by women / edited by James R. Briscoe.

Contributor(s): Briscoe, James R, 1949-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1997Description: xii, 404 p. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 0253211026 (spiral).Subject(s): Music by women composers | Music -- 20th century | Women composers -- BiographyDDC classification: 780.82
Contents:
Fantasy on "O sacred head" / Emma Lou Diemer -- What has caused my heart to feel songful : from Three poems by Osip Mandelstam / Elena Firsova -- Blow flute, answer echoes in antique lands dying / Jennifer Fowler -- Garten von Freuden und Traurigkeiten / Sofia Gubaidulina -- Tagebuch : für Violine und Klavier. Teil II, Die Linien, movements I and II / Barbara Heller -- Hängebrücken I und II : Streichquartett an Schubert : excerpts / Adriana Hölszky -- Plupart du temps II / Betsy Jolas -- Millefoglie : excerpt ; Voyants : excerpt / Barbara Kolb -- To hear the wind roar / Joan La Barbara -- How it thrills us / Libby Larsen -- Tangram / Hope Lee -- The old woman of Beare : conclusion / Nicola LeFanu -- Momentum / Tania León -- Ritual on a moonlit plain : from Music from night's edge / Alexina Louie -- Plenum I / Elisabeth Lutyens -- Standing in the gap for you / Babbie Mason -- Hejira : from the album Hejira / Joni Mitchell -- Airport : excerpt from the opera Atlas / Meredith Monk -- Mother to son / Undine Smith Moore -- Lethe : from Songstream / Alice Parker -- Coat of many colors / Dolly Parton -- Thorn trees. Movement III, Tema con 7 variazioni : from Concerto for marimba and orchestra / Marta Ptaszynska -- Symphony. Movement II / Shulamit Ran -- The L and N don't stop here anymore / Jean Ritchie -- Come to my garden : from The secret garden / Lucy Simon -- Hymn of promise / Natalie Sleeth -- A distant dream / Grace Wiley Smith -- Night fields : for string quartet / Joan Tower -- Chernobyl / Nancy Van de Vate -- The consolations of scholarship : excerpts / Judith Weir -- The journey of Matuku Moana / Gillian Whitehead -- Our Father : from Mary Lou's Mass / Mary Lou Williams -- Parable : a tale of Abram and Isaac : excerpt / Judith Lang Zaimont
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"... a valuable resource for students and teachers, women and men, who wish to enlarge their understanding of women's contributions to classical new music." --Women & Music

"... an important collection that should quickly find its way into courses on the music of our century.... This anthology offers a significant step toward our richer understanding of musical expressiveness in the late twentieth century." --Notes

The creativity of women in contemporary art, literature, and general culture is well recognized, but their excellence in musical composition remains largely unrecognized. To remedy that oversight, this book brings together scores by 30 composers from around the world in a single, accessible collection encompassing concert and religious music as well as jazz, pop, experimental, and cross-over works. Each piece is introduced by a short biography of the composer, including the formative influences on her life, her role models, the obstacles she encountered, the recognition she has attained, bibliographic references, and discographies.

Principally reprints. Contains vocal and instrumental music, with introductory essays on each composer.

Includes bibliographical and discographical references.

Fantasy on "O sacred head" / Emma Lou Diemer -- What has caused my heart to feel songful : from Three poems by Osip Mandelstam / Elena Firsova -- Blow flute, answer echoes in antique lands dying / Jennifer Fowler -- Garten von Freuden und Traurigkeiten / Sofia Gubaidulina -- Tagebuch : für Violine und Klavier. Teil II, Die Linien, movements I and II / Barbara Heller -- Hängebrücken I und II : Streichquartett an Schubert : excerpts / Adriana Hölszky -- Plupart du temps II / Betsy Jolas -- Millefoglie : excerpt ; Voyants : excerpt / Barbara Kolb -- To hear the wind roar / Joan La Barbara -- How it thrills us / Libby Larsen -- Tangram / Hope Lee -- The old woman of Beare : conclusion / Nicola LeFanu -- Momentum / Tania León -- Ritual on a moonlit plain : from Music from night's edge / Alexina Louie -- Plenum I / Elisabeth Lutyens -- Standing in the gap for you / Babbie Mason -- Hejira : from the album Hejira / Joni Mitchell -- Airport : excerpt from the opera Atlas / Meredith Monk -- Mother to son / Undine Smith Moore -- Lethe : from Songstream / Alice Parker -- Coat of many colors / Dolly Parton -- Thorn trees. Movement III, Tema con 7 variazioni : from Concerto for marimba and orchestra / Marta Ptaszynska -- Symphony. Movement II / Shulamit Ran -- The L and N don't stop here anymore / Jean Ritchie -- Come to my garden : from The secret garden / Lucy Simon -- Hymn of promise / Natalie Sleeth -- A distant dream / Grace Wiley Smith -- Night fields : for string quartet / Joan Tower -- Chernobyl / Nancy Van de Vate -- The consolations of scholarship : excerpts / Judith Weir -- The journey of Matuku Moana / Gillian Whitehead -- Our Father : from Mary Lou's Mass / Mary Lou Williams -- Parable : a tale of Abram and Isaac : excerpt / Judith Lang Zaimont

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • "What has caused my heart to feel songful," from Three Poems by Osip Mandelstam (1991)
  • Blow Flute: Answer Echoes in Antique Lands Dying (1983)
  • Garten von Freuden und Traurigkeiten (1981)
  • Tagebuch für Violine und Klavier, Teil II: Die Linien, Movements I and II (1986)
  • Hängebrücken I und II: Streichquartett an Schubert, excerpts (1989/90)
  • Plupart du temps II (1989)
  • Millefoglie, excerpt (1985, revised 1987)
  • "to hear the wind roar" (1991)
  • How It Thrills Us (1990)
  • Tangram (1992)
  • The Old Woman of Beare, conclusion (1981)
  • Momentum (1986)
  • "Ritual on a Moonlit Plain," from Music from Night's Edge (1988)
  • "Standing in the Gap for You" (1993)
  • "Hejira," from the album Hejira (1976)
  • "Airport," excerpt from the opera Atlas (1991)
  • Undine Smith Moore
  • Mother to Son (1955)
  • "Lethe," from Songstream (1986)
  • "Coat of Many Colors" (1969)
  • "Thorn Trees," Movement III, Tema con 7 variazioni, from Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra (1984-85)
  • "The L and N Don't Stop Here Anymore" (1963)
  • "Come to My Garden," from The Secret Garden (1993)
  • "Hymn of Promise" (1985)
  • A Distant Dream (1995)
  • Night Fields, for String Quartet (1994-95)
  • Chernobyl (1987)
  • The Consolations of Scholarship, excerpts (1985)
  • The Journey of Matuku Moana (1993)
  • "Our Father," from Mary Lou's Mass (1969-71)
  • Parable: A Tale of Abraham and Isaac, excerpt (1986)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

JAMES R. BRISCOE is Professor of Music History at Butler University. His research centers on women in music and French music from 1870 to the present. He is editor of Historical Anthology of Music by Women and compiler of a companion recording for that book.