1st Edition

New-found Voices Women in Nineteenth-century English Music

By Derek Hyde Copyright 1998
226 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1998, this volume by Derek Hyde remedies the lack of information concerning the contribution made by women to musical life in Britain during the nineteenth century in this carefully researched survey. The book reveals the significant role played by women in the production and performance of certain genres of music, such as piano music, songs and ballads, and touches on the... Read more

1. The New Concert Artists. 2. Creative Outlets and the Victorian Ballad. 3. Sarah Glover and the Contribution of Women to Music Education. 4. Mary Wakefield (1853-1910) and the Competition Festival Movement. 5. Ethel Smyth (1858-1944).

Biography

Derek Hyde