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Elizabeth Stirling and the musical life of female organists in nineteenth-century England / Judith Barger.

Av:

Barger, Judith, 1948- [aut]

Språk: Engelska Serie: Music in nineteenth-century BritainUtgivning: Aldershot : Ashgate, 2007Beskrivning: 240 s. ill., musiknoterISBN:

0754651290
9780754651291

Ämne:

Genre/Form:

Biografier

DDK-klassifikation:

786.5/0820942 22

LC-klassifikation:

ML416.S75

SAB-klassifikation:

Ijz Stirling, Elizabeth
Ijdb

Innehåll:

Introduction -- "Ladies not eligible"? -- Preparing for and launching a career -- Building a career -- Female church organists -- Female organist composers of vocal music -- Female organist composers of organ music -- Legacies

Sammanfattning: Using the life and works of Elizabeth Stirling as a case study, this book focuses on the three roles common to female organists in nineteenth-century England: recitalist, church musician, and composer. Barger utilizes many rich and diverse primary sources to piece together a coherent picture of Stirling in each of these pursuits, as well as to present vignettes from the lives of her female colleagues.

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Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Materials specified	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Musik- och teaterbiblioteket Magasin A	B25.530		1	Available		26201809788

Total holds: 0

Pp. 213-225: Bibliography

Using the life and works of Elizabeth Stirling as a case study, this book focuses on the three roles common to female organists in nineteenth-century England: recitalist, church musician, and composer. Barger utilizes many rich and diverse primary sources to piece together a coherent picture of Stirling in each of these pursuits, as well as to present vignettes from the lives of her female colleagues.