Elizabeth Stirling and the musical life of female organists in nineteenth-century England / Judith B...
Elizabeth Stirling and the musical life of female organists in nineteenth-century England / Judith B...
Elizabeth Stirling and the musical life of female organists in nineteenth-century England / Judith Barger.
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Publisher
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.
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N786.5082/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 240 p. : ill., music ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- "Ladies not eligible"? -- Preparing for and launching a career -- Building a career -- Female church organists -- Female organist composers of vocal music -- Female organist composers of organ music -- Legacies.
Publication information
Publisher
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2007.
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Summary
Works of fiction about musical heroines help to illustrate society's views about the role of music in nineteenth-century women's lives and, occasionally, the consequences experienced by those women who did not abide by societal norms. Finally, perusal of published music by Stirling and her colleagues gives insight into compositional styles and prac...
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Elizabeth Stirling and the musical life of female organists in nineteenth-century England / Judith Barger.
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Music in nineteenth-century Britain.
Music in nineteenth-century Britain.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-225) and index.
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c2007.
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N786.5082/1
Record Identifier
74VKRRk5bvpZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRRk5bvpZ
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ISBN
9780754651291 (alk. paper)
0754651290 (alk. paper)
DDC
786.50820942
MMS ID
991023117239702626
