Guitar Music by Women Composers - (Music Reference Collection) by Janna MacAuslan & Kristan Aspen (Hardcover)

About the Book

A practical guide for guitarists searching for new repertoire that includes women composers, this unique work lists musical works by instrumentation followed by biographies of each composer. The format first leads users to available pieces in possible ensembles and then to the biographical section, which introduces them to the composers, many of whom have been completely unknown in the guitar world. Appendixes list addresses for composers and publishers. Indexes cross reference composers with their works.

Instrumentation entries include titles, composer names, publisher names, specific instruments, and length and description of the piece for indication of style. In the biographical entries, sources are given to guide the reader to more complete information about the composer. These features, combined with valuable appendixes, indexes, and cross-referencing capabilities from section to section, make this work easy to use.

Book Synopsis

A practical guide for guitarists searching for new repertoire that includes women composers, this unique work lists musical works by instrumentation followed by biographies of each composer. The format first leads users to available pieces in possible ensembles and then to the biographical section, which introduces them to the composers, many of whom have been completely unknown in the guitar world. Appendixes list addresses for composers and publishers. Indexes cross reference composers with their works.

Instrumentation entries include titles, composer names, publisher names, specific instruments, and length and description of the piece for indication of style. In the biographical entries, sources are given to guide the reader to more complete information about the composer. These features, combined with valuable appendixes, indexes, and cross-referencing capabilities from section to section, make this work easy to use.

Review Quotes

"A timely response for a very real need in the field of guitar research...and a stimulus to make the concert repertoire more inclusive and complete."- Thomas F. Heck Music/Dance Library Ohio State University

"One of the most exciting developments in recent musical performance is the presentation of works by women composers, both of former times and the present day. Janna MacAuslan's formidable efforts in identifying and cataloguing a wide range of works for classical guitar by women composers will greatly contribute to this development by making it far easier for players to familiarize themselves with a heretofore mostly unknown, but amazingly rich repertory."-Jane Bowers author and professor of music history University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

.,."takes a great step toward rectifying the paucity of reference literature on women and music."-Reference & User Services Quarterly

?...takes a great step toward rectifying the paucity of reference literature on women and music.?-Reference & User Services Quarterly

..."takes a great step toward rectifying the paucity of reference literature on women and music."-Reference & User Services Quarterly

About the Author

JANNA MACAUSLAN and KRISTAN ASPEN are freelance academics, performers, and lecturers dedicated to increasing public awareness of women in the field of music. MacAuslen and Aspen formed the Musica Femina Flute Guitar Duo in 1983, and since then have toured the country performing works by women composers and lecturing about women in music. They have recorded two compact discs, Returning Muse to Music (1989) and Heartstreams (1993).