The life and music of Elizabeth Maconchy /

"The first full-length biographical study of Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994). The British-born Irish composer (Dame) Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994) is best known today for her cycle of thirteen string quartets, composed over five decades. And yet, her oeuvre ranges from large scale choral works,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Siegel, Erica (Musicologist) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Maconchy, Elizabeth, > 1907-1994
Women composers > Great Britain > Biography.
Composers > Great Britain > Biography.
Composers > Ireland > Biography.
Biography.
Compositrices > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Compositeurs > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Compositeurs > Irlande > Biographies.
Biographies.
Composers
Great Britain
Ireland
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • An unexpected talent, 1907-23
  • The Royal College of Music, 1923-9
  • Prague, Paris, Vienna, and London, 1929-31
  • An expansion of style, 1932-5
  • A growing reputation, 1936-9
  • Darker days ahead, 1939-45 – Balancing motherhood and a career, 1946-50
  • Glimmers of hope, 1951-5
  • A musical block and an operatic solution, 1956-9
  • Administrative diversions, 1959-66
  • Of ageing and critics, 1967-73
  • Recognition at last, 1973-7
  • Sunset before twilight, 1978-94
  • Epilogue.

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