Unsung: A History of Women in American Music: Volume 1

By Christine Ammer

Book Overview

This updates and expanded edition of the classic text in the field describes hundreds of women musicians -- composers, instrumentalists, orchestra and opera managers, music educators, and music patrons, and their activity from the 18th to 21st centuries. It includes their most important compositions and awards, including the Pulitzer Prize and Gravemeyer Award. It also includes descriptions of women's ensembles, both classical, such as the Women's Philharmonic of Chicago, and popular jazz groups.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 148357699X
• ISBN13: 9781483576992
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Bookbaby
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Ammer's amazing history brings women to center stage!

This revolutionary and influential volume is now reprinted and updated. In 1980, when it was first published, it was the starting point of interest in the vital historic role that American women have had in all genres of music in America. Ammer's book bore rich fruit in so many recordings and performances, as well as other studies. Ammer's searching curiosity and the range of her interests makes for fascinating reading. Armed with extensive documentation including interviews, she investigates women's roles in the traditions of classical, jazz, and folk traditions. Liane Curtis, Ph. D., Musicology, Brandeis University.