Women and Music in Ireland (Hardcover)

Explores the world of women's professional and amateur musical activity as it developed on and beyond the island of Ireland. In a story which spans several centuries, the book highlights representative composers and performers in classical music, Irish traditional music, and contemporary art music whose contributions have been marginalised in music narratives. As well as investigating the careers of public figures, this edited collection brings attention to women who engaged with and taught music in a variety of domestic settings. It also shines a spotlight on women who worked behind the scenes to build infrastructures such as festivals and educational institutions which remain at the heart of the country's musical life today. The book addresses and reconsiders ideas about the intersections of music, gender, and Irish society, including how the national emblem of the harp became recast as a symbol of Irish womanhood in the twentieth century. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1 surveys women musicians in Irish society of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Part 2 discusses women and practice in Irish traditional music. Part 3 studies gaps and gender politics in the history of twentieth-century women composers and performers. Part 4 situates discourses of women, gender, and music in the twenty-first century. The book's contributors encompass musicologists, cultural historians, composers, and performers.

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Irish Musical Studies
Release date:	December 2022
Editors:	Laura Watson • Ita Beausang • Jennifer O'Connor-Madsen
Contributors:	Laura Watson • Jennifer O'Connor-Madsen • Ita Beausang • Karol Mullaney-Dignam • Mary Louise O'Donnell • Helen Lawlor • Daithi Kearney
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	270
ISBN-13:	978-1-78327-755-1
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Folk music Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > European history > General Books > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Music > Folk music Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > General
LSN:	1-78327-755-6
Barcode:	9781783277551

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