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Author:   Mary F. McVicker
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.354kg
ISBN:  

9780786443970

ISBN 10:   0786443979
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   28 February 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction      Source Abbreviations      ONE: THE RENAISSANCE TRANSITION, 1550–1600      Hildegard of Bingen      Italy      TWO: THE AGE OF HARMONY, 1600–1685      Italy      England      France      Germany      Switzerland      THREE: THE BAROQUE ERA, 1685–1750      Austria      France      Germany      Italy      FOUR: EARLY CLASSICAL, 1750–1800      Austria      Bohemia      Denmark      England      France 41; Germany      Italy      Netherlands      United States      FIVE: THE BEETHOVEN WATERSHED, 1800–1840      Austria      Czechoslovakia      England      France      Germany 72; Greece      Italy      Netherlands      Spain      SIX: ROMANTICISM, 1840–1880      Austria      Brazil      Czechoslovakia      England      France 96; Germany      Greece      Ireland      Italy      Norway      Poland      Romania      Russia      Spain      Sweden      United States      SEVEN: IMPRESSIONISM AND ROMANTICISM, 1880–1900      Australia      Austria      Belgium      Canada      Cuba 127; Denmark      England      Finland      France      Germany 140; Hawaii      Ireland      Italy      Netherlands      Norway 146; Poland      Romania      Scotland      Sweden      United States      Venezuela      EIGHT: INTO THE 20TH CENTURY      Australia      Austria      Belgium      Canada      Chile 173; Croatia      Cuba      Czechoslovakia      Denmark 176; England      France      Germany      Greece      Hungary      Ireland      Italy      Mexico      Netherlands      Norway      Poland      Romania      Russia      Spain      Switzerland      United States      Uruguay      Opera Timeline      Bibliography      Discography      Index     

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a useful guide...recommended -Booklist well-researched and well-written...recommend[ed] -Feminist Collections an interesting overview of women composers through the centuries...recommended -ARBA

a useful guide...recommended --<i>Booklist</i>; well-researched and well-written...recommend[ed] --<i>Feminist Collections</i>; an interesting overview of women composers through the centuries...recommended --<i>ARBA</i>.

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Mary F. McVicker, with degrees in law and finance, writes full-time in Addison, Illinois. She is the author of four previous books.

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