Acknowledgements
In putting this site together I have drawn on information from the main
dictionaries of women composers, and concert and CD programme notes.
Thanks also go to the publishers who are issuing new editions of the
works discussed. If anyone feels their copyright has been infringed,
let me know and I will remove their material.
Specifically I would like to thank:
-
The Arts Council of England, for their grant which enabled my research in libraries in Paris, Berlin and Vienna.
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will take you to their web site; return via your browser's Back
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- The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers - whose comprehensive
coverage has been an endless source of information on all these composers
(and others). I am extremely gratful to the Editors Julie Anne Sadie and
Rhian Samuel for having produced such an informative book, with life
stories, repertoire lists, and photographs of the composers. It was first
published by the Macmillan Press, London in 1994.
- The International Encyclopedia of Women Composers - this is another
substantial pair of books, with a lot of useful information, and
helpful cross-referenced lists. This was well ahead of its time, having
been published in 1981. The Editor Aaron Cohen must've done a huge amount
of research before the topic began to be of interest. It is published by
Books & Music (USA) Inc, POBox 1301, Cathedral Station, New York, NY 10025,
USA.
- The Pandora Guide to Women Composers by Sophie Fuller -
covering Britain and the United States 1629 to 1994, this book
gives the flavour of over a hundred British and American composers,
describing their milieu, their life and works. Fuller examines the
reasons why women composers have been so neglected, and reassesses their work
in the light of both musicological and biographical scholarship. It is
an accessible, original and authoritative book, which is published by Pandora Press,
(an imprint of HarperCollins).
- Hildegard Publishing Company - an American musical publishing
company which has published an impressive list of works by women. They
are mentioned in the composer pages when they have published a work.
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- Furore Edition - a German musical publishing company,
also specialising in music by women, predominantly solos, duos and
chamber music. A click here
will take you to their web site; and their e-mail address is info@furore-verlag.de
- Edition Silvertrust - publishes quite a lot of music by women; click here for their website
- Phylloscopus Publications have a lot of wind music; their catalogue is now available on June Emerson Wind Music
- Tonger Musikverlag - German musical publishing company, with a lot of music by women.
www.tonger.de
- Women's Revolutions Per Minute - a company specialising in
recorded music of all genres, performed, composed and produced by women.
- Robert Maycock - who wrote some engaging programme notes for the Women of Note concert series.
- Richard Wigmore - another very interesting programme note author.
- Jeremy Polmear - who gave enormous help in creating this web site.
- Chris Rendel - who encouraged me to create the site in the first place.
- Dana Muller - whose dissertation "Helen Hopekirk (1856-1945): Pianist, Composer, Pedagogue: A Biographical Study;
A Thematic Catalogue of her works for Piano; A Critical Edition of her Concertstuck in D minor for Piano and Orchestra" was invaluable in writing the
Hopekirk page. Click here to visit her web site; return via your browser's Back Button.
There are increasing numbers of websites about music by women. For example the International Alliance for Women in Music has repertoire suggestions: here
Also
- There are numerous books and websites about individuals. Recognition is given in the book She Wrote the Songs by Patricia Hammond (Valley Press), here, listing the women who composed pieces like Chopsticks, and All Things Bright and Beautiful.
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