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Transforming women's education : liberal arts and music in female seminaries /

Female seminaries in nineteenth-century America offered middle-class women the rare privilege of training in music and the liberal arts. A music background in particular provided the foundation for a teaching career, one of the few paths open to women. Jewel A. Smith opens the doors of four female s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Jewel A., 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2019]
Colección:Music in American life.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Philosophies of women's education in the United States
  • Beyond an accomplishment: A philosophy of music education
  • The dawn of a new era in women's education
  • Seminary structure: A comparison
  • Curricula: Academic and ornamental
  • Music education for a young lady
  • Instrumental music at the seminaries
  • Singing ladies: Vocal repertoire at the seminaries
  • Afterword
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.