The Cambridge Companion to Amy Beach

ISBN-13: 9781108845847 / Twarda / 2023 / 320 str.

Opis

The first book in twenty-five years to survey the life and music of America's pioneering female composer of concert works.

Spis treści

Part I. Historical Context: 1. Between composer's desk and piano bench: Amy beach's life and works E. Douglas Bomberger; 2. Amy beach and the women's club movement Marian Wilson Kimber; 3. 'A reality of glorious attainment': Amy beach's Macdowell colony Robin Rausch; 4. Amy beach and her publishers Bill F. Faucett; Part II. Profiles of the Music: 5. Amy beach's keyboard music Kirsten Johnson; 6. Songs of Amy beach Katherine Kelton; 7. 'Worthy of serious attention': the chamber music of Amy beach R. Larry Todd; 8. The power of song in beach's orchestral works Douglas W. Shadle; 9. Choral music Matthew Phelps; 10. Beach's dramatic works Nicole Powlison; Part III. Reception: 11. Phoenix redivivus: Beach's posthumous reception E. Douglas Bomberger.