In 1896 the Boston Symphony made history by premiering a symphony by an American woman composer. That remarkable woman, composer and concert pianist Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, was immediately the source of admiration of countless young women desirous of careers in music that society denied them because of their gender. 2017 marks the sesquicentennial of her birth. This book began in 1998 as a doctoral project written by the author in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan School of Music. Until September 2016 it had a...
In 1896 the Boston Symphony made history by premiering a symphony by an American woman composer. That remarkable woman, composer and concert pianist A...
The Young Soviet Violinist is a collection of works by Soviet composers arranged for violin and piano. All works are playable in the first position and are interesting and challenging recital works for all violinists, both young and old.
The Young Soviet Violinist is a collection of works by Soviet composers arranged for violin and piano. All works are playable in the first position an...
Three short anthems for women's chorus (SSAA) based on poems by American lyric poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1933): Joy, The Answer, and To Joy, all dating from 1915. Teasdale won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1918. It was the first time the prize had been awarded to a poet.
Three short anthems for women's chorus (SSAA) based on poems by American lyric poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1933): Joy, The Answer, and To Joy, all dating...