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The Woman Composer: Creativity and the Gendered Politics of Musical Composition by Routledge provides a deep study into the systemic reasons why women are underrepresented in musical composition. Moving beyond simple anthologies, Jill Halstead examines the social, physiological, and political factors that have historically limited female careers in this field. Through the specific experiences of nine twentieth-century composers, including Elizabeth Maconchy, Ruth Gipps, and Grace Williams, this book explores the barriers women face in pursuing professional composition. It investigates the complex question of whether biological arguments have been used to claim inferior female creativity, offering a scholarly look at the gendered politics of the musical world.

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This Routledge publication examines the social and political factors that inhibit women from pursuing careers as composers.

Jill Halstead analyzes the specific experiences of nine twentieth-century composers to explore gendered politics in music.

The text investigates the physiological and social reasons behind the low number of female composers in history.

The book features case studies of composers such as Avril Coleridge Taylor, Grace Williams, and Elizabeth Maconchy.

This scholarly work addresses the biological arguments used regarding female creativity in musical composition.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
04 December 1997
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09 February 2007

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