Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781786070678)

The hidden history of the women who dared to write music in a man's world.

'Lucid, engaging and exuberant... [Sounds and Sweet Airs] is terrifically enjoyable and accessible, and leaves one hankering for a second volume.' The Sunday Times

Francesca Caccini. Barbara Strozzi. ﾉlisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre. Marianna Martines. Fanny Hensel. Clara Schumann. Lili Boulanger. Elizabeth Maconchy.

Since the birth of classical music, women who dared compose have faced a bitter struggle to be heard. In spite of this, female composers continued to create, inspire and challenge. Yet even today so much of their work languishes unheard.

Anna Beer reveals the highs and lows experienced by eight composers across the centuries, from Renaissance Florence to twentieth-century London, restoring to their rightful place exceptional women whom history has forgotten.

Author: Anna Beer
ISBN-10: 1786070677
ISBN-13: 9781786070678
Publisher: ONEWorld Publications
Language: English
Published: 07/11/2017
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.10d