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PIANO MUSIC BY WOMEN COMPOSERS, VOLUME II: Women Born After 1900 Pamela Youngdahl Dees PRAEGER PIANO MUSIC BY WOMEN COMPOSERS, VOLUME II Recent Titles in the Music Reference Collection Sinatra: An Annotated Bibliography, 1939–1998 Leonard Mustazza Opera Singers in Recital, Concert, and Feature Film Sharon G. Almquist, compiler Appraisals of Original Wind Music: A Survey and Guide David Lindsey Clark Popular Singers of the Twentieth Century: A Bibliography of Biographical Materials Robert H. Cowden The Printed Elvis: The Complete Guide to Books about the King Steven Opdyke One Handed: A Guide to Piano Music for One Hand Donald L. Patterson, compiler Brainard’s Biographies of American Musicians E. Douglas Bomberger, editor The Mozart-Da Ponte Operas: An Annotated Bibliography Mary Du Mont A Dictionary-Catalog of Modern British Composers Alan Poulton Songs of the Vietnam Conflict James Perone A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Volume I: Composers Born Before 1900 Pamela Youngdahl Dees Music History During the Renaissance Period, 1520–1550: A Documented Chronology Blanche Gangwere PIANO MUSIC BY WOMEN COMPOSERS, VOLUME II Women Born After 1900 Pamela Youngdahl Dees Music Reference Collection, Number 86 Donald L. Hixon, Series Adviser Westport, Connecticut London Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dees, Pamela Youngdahl, 1948– Piano music by women composers : women born after 1900 / Pamela Youngdahl Dees. p. cm. — (Music reference collection, ISSN 0736–7740 ; No. 86) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–313–31990–1 (alk. paper) 1. Piano music—Bibliography. 2. Music by women composers—Bio-bibliography. I. Title. II. Series. ML102.P5D44 2004 016.7862'0263—dc21 2001058623 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2004 by Pamela Youngdahl Dees All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2001058623 ISBN: 0–313–31990–1 ISSN: 0736–7740 First published in 2004 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.praeger.com Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To the composers in this volume, With deepest respect For your talent, your vision, and your music. Contents Preface ix Using the Guide Sample Entry xiii Abbreviations xiii Source Acronyms XV Music Publishers and Agents xvii Women Composers: Biographies and Available Music 1 Supplement to Volume I 269 References 279 Composer Index 287 Preface A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Volume II, The Twentieth Century is the companion volume to the work begun in Volume I, which includes music by composers born before 1900. These two books are designed to be a useful resource in finding the available solo piano music composed by women, in order to encourage their inclusion in standard teaching and performance repertoire. Far too many students, teachers, professional artists, and audiences are still unaware of the contributions made by women in music, and of the beauty and merit of their works. The music included and described in these volumes is as worthy of performance as any in the standard repertoire. It is the author’s sincere hope that this reference work will help pianists and piano teachers find and use the wonderful music written by these women. In this work, I referred to Dr. Maurice Hinson’s eminently sensible guidelines as a basic yardstick for inclusion: What music is available? Where can I get it? What is it like? I further tried to answer these questions: What was the woman like who wrote it? Where can I go to find out more about her? Finally, an honest attempt was made to find music written by women all around the world, on every continent and from as many countries as possible. However, much work is still needed; women composers are more numerous, more prolific, and more widespread than ever. With the current information explosion, new web pages about composers and their music can be found practically every day. This study can only be considered a beginning step in the effort to catalogue and describe their compositions. At the very least, the numerous entries deleted because of insufficient information should certainly be added when more research is completed. There are some significant differences between the entries in Volume I and those in Volume II. First and foremost: Volume I contains entries for 145 composers; Volume II lists over 850 women. Volume I describes only music currently in print, all of which was purchased, played, and described by this author. Volume II also includes music available from libraries and from the

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Often unknown and overlooked, solo piano music written by women composers deserve space in the standard piano repertoire. A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers Volume II: The Twentieth Century acts as a companion to A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers Volume I: Composers Born Before 1900 t
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