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Women Composers: A Historical Overview by Helios Knox is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This summary provides an overview of the book Women Composers, A Lost Tradition Found by Diane Peacock Jezic. The book explores female composers from the 11th to 20th centuries, highlighting 25 composers through short biographies and analyses of their works. It finds that while some women composers saw success during their lifetimes, most were largely forgotten. However, the last 100 years brought increased performances and recognition of works by women composers. Jezic
- Author
- Helios Knox
- Language
- EN