Women, Music, Culture An Introduction

Name: Women, Music, Culture An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780415875639

ISBN-10: 0415875633

ISBN-13: 9780415875639

Edition: 2011

Authors: Julie C. Dunbar

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Women, Music, Culture is an undergraduate textbook on the history and contribution of women in a variety of different musical genres and professions. Clear writing, compelling narrative, and more than fifty guided listening examples bring the world of women in music to life. It includes a wide array of pedagogical aids, including an abundance of photographs, a comprehensive companion website, critical thinking exercises, as well as a running glossary that reinforces key figures and terms. Covering important figures in art music and popular music, it examines a community of women involved in the world of music, including producers, consumers, performers, technicians, mothers, educators and…

Book details

List price: $41.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 2/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 380
Size: 0.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgements



Telling Musical Stories: Missing Voices in the Documentation of Musical Traditions


Introduction to Part 1



Reflections on "Deep Listening:" Exploring Music in Context



Medieval Liturgical Roots and the Documentation of the Western Canon



Women in World Music: Another Picture of Musical Documentation


Guided Research Project for Part 1: Defining Feminism



Restricted Domains: Gender Spheres In Art Music


Introduction to Part 2



The Renaissance and Beyond: Courtly Worlds of Women and Music



Baroque Keyboard and Vocal Genres: Gender Roles in Musical Families



Romantic-Era Performer/Composers: Walking the Public/Private Line


Guided Research Project for Part 2: Writing the Classical Chapter



Visual Images in an Aural World


Introduction to Part 3



American Popular Music: 1895-1945



Empowered Voices in the Public Eye: Women of Gospel and Blues



Visual Media and the Marketing of Women Performers


Guided Research Project for Part 3: Women Behind the Lens



A Century of Change: The Impact of Education on Women's Art Music Activity


Introduction to Part 4



Gender Integration in Twentieth-Century Instrumental Ensembles



Twentieth-Century Large-Scale Works: Contrasting Compositional Voices



Old Genres, New Sounds: Contemporary Music and Experimental Voices


Guided Research Project for Part 4: Out of the Textbook and Into the Concert Hall



No Longer "One of the Boys"


Introduction to Part 5



Instrumental to Jazz: The Forgotten Role of Women



Music Technology in the Hands of Women



A New Message: Taking Charge in the Mass Music Market


Guided Research Project for Part 5: "Women's Music" and Segregation: Debating the Pros and Cons


Glossary


Index