A classic in gender studies in music, Marcia J. Citron's
comprehensive, balanced work lays a broad foundation for the study
of women composers and their music. Drawing on a diverse body of
feminist and interdisciplinary theory, Citron shows how the western
art canon is not intellectually pure but the result of a complex
mixture of attitudes, practices, and interests that often go
unacknowledged and unchallenged. Â Winner of the Pauline
Alderman Prize from the International Alliance of Women in Music,
Gender and the Musical Canon explores important elements of canon
formation, such as notions of creativity, professionalism, and
reception. Citron surveys the institutions of power, from
performing organizations and the academy to critics and the
publishing and recording industries, that affect what goes into the
canon and what is kept out. She also documents the nurturing role
played by women, including mothers, in cultivating female
composers. In a new introduction, she assesses the book's reception
by composers and critics, especially the reactions to her
controversial reading of Cécile Chaminade's sonata for piano.
 A key volume in establishing how the concepts and
assumptions that form the western art music canon affect female
composers and their music, Gender and the Musical Canon also
reveals how these dynamics underpin many of the major issues that
affect musicology as a discipline. Â
General
| Imprint: |
University of Illinois Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2000 |
| Authors: |
Marcia J. Citron
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| Dimensions: |
228 x 150 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
307 |
| Edition: |
New Ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-252-06916-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-252-06916-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780252069161 |
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