Unsung : a history of women in American music / Christine Ammer.
| Author/creator | Ammer, Christine |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Century edition. |
| Publication Info | Portland, OR : Amadeus, ©2001. |
| Description | 382 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The first flowering: at the organ -- The "lady violinists" and other string players -- Seated at the keyboard -- The first "lady composers" -- Apartheid: the all-women's orchestras -- American composers in European idioms -- Grass roots: composers in American idioms -- Opera composers and conductors -- Contemporary and postmodern idioms: after 1950 -- Electronic music, mixed media, film, performance art -- Today's orchestras, conductors, and instrumentalists -- Teaching music -- Angels and advocates -- Appendix: Women musicians in thirteen major U.S. orchestras. |
| Abstract | Since the publication of its first edition in 1980, when Booklist called it "a publishing event," this book has become the classic text in the field. This second edition, revised and expanded, extends the book's authority to the present day by surveying a full 200 years of women active in American music. The author has added dozens of composers and performers, including women involved in ragtime and jazz from the late 1800s to the present, and notes the many important strides women musicians have made in the past 20 years. An increasing number of women perform in first-rank orchestras, a handful of women conductors have gained national attention, and individual instrumentalists have won recognition. Succinct biographical sketches show the influences on--and influences of--hundreds of women musicians. Singers are omitted: they compete only with other women in their voice parts. Rather, the book concentrates on women composers, instrumentalists, conductors, orchestra and opera managers, and music educators. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-360) and index. |
| LCCN | 00042017 |
| ISBN | 1574670581 |
| ISBN | 1574670611 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781574670615 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML82 .A45 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |