The Music of Ruth Crawford Seeger |
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Author:
| Straus, Joseph N. |
Contribution by:
| Whittall, Arnold |
Series title: | Music in the Twentieth Century Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-54818-2 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2003 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $55.99 |
Book Description:
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This book is the first to study the music of Ruth Crawford Seeger, widely considered to be the most important American woman composer of this century. Indeed, it is the first full-length analytical study of the music of any woman composer. The book contains extensive technical descriptions of Ruth Crawford Seeger's music, and also considers her in relation to her contemporaries and to the history of women and music.
This book is the first to study the music of Ruth Crawford Seeger, widely considered to be the most important American woman composer of this century. Indeed, it is the first full-length analytical study of the music of any woman composer. The book contains extensive technical descriptions of Ruth Crawford Seeger's music, and also considers her in relation to her contemporaries and to the history of women and music.