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Music's Modern Muse : A Life of Winnaretta Singer, Princesse de Polignac /

"In addition to playing piano and organ, Singer-Polignac enjoyed some success as a painter: a number of her canvases were accepted for annual exhibitions of the Academie des Beaux-Arts. She supported the work of several women composers, including Ethel Smyth and Adela Maddison, using her influe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kahan, Sylvia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2003.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Prelude
  • An international child
  • Life with mother
  • A woman of the world
  • The sewing machine and the lyre
  • Marriage and music
  • La belle epoque
  • Renovations
  • Modern times
  • The astonishing years
  • Shelter from the storm
  • The magic of everyday things
  • Cottages of the elite, palaces of the people
  • A pride of proteges
  • Mademoiselle
  • All music is modern
  • The beautiful kingdom of sounds
  • Postlude.