Women Classical Composers

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" Women Classical Composers: A Sociological Perspective

Women composers throughout the centuries have written prolifically, but they have not been recognized as readily as their male counterparts. Ideally, there would be no need to separate the accomplishments of women from those of men. Judgments of merit should be based only on artistic ability. History shows that women have been composing since the third century, but inequities exist in society's recognition of their talent and creativity (LePage vii).

Women have been music makers for as long as men have, but their work, especially in composition, has gone unnoticed, unpublished, unperformed, and often forgotten. This unfortunate situation is due to the manner in which gender is construed, a process which has profoundly impacted women composers in Europe ..."

More papers on Women Classical Composers:

• Term Paper # 101824 : "Feminism and Classical Music"
• Descriptive Essay # 107393 : "Woman" and "Celia"
• Research Paper # 147971 : "Authorship and Attribution in Early Music Research"

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