ISBN10: 0252074548, ISBN13: 9780252074547, [publisher: University of Illinois Press 2007-03-09, Champaign] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2007]

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Exploding the assumption that black women's only important musical contributions have been in folk, jazz, and pop ISBN 0252074548 9780252074547 [GB]

ISBN10: 0252074548, ISBN13: 9780252074547, [publisher: University of Illinois Press, Baltimore] Softcover Paperback. Exploding the assumption that black women's only important musical contributions have been in folk, jazz, and popHelen Walker-Hill's unique study provides a carefully researched examination of the history and scope of musical composition by African American women composers from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Focusing on the effect of race, gender, and class, From Spirituals to Symphonies notes the important role played by individual personalities and circumstances in shaping this underappreciated category of American art. The study also provides in-depth exploration of the backgrounds, experiences, and musical compositions of eight African American women including Margaret Bonds, Undine Smith Moore, and Julia Perry, who combined the techniques of Western art music with their own cultural traditions and individual gifts. Despite having gained national and international recognition during their lifetimes, the contributions of many of these women are today forgotten. Exploding the assumption that black women's only important musical contributions have been in folk, jazz, and pop Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
[Stevenage, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: ...
Show/Hide image