A MUSICAL HISTORY Book 1 (playing score)

A Musical History Book 1: Duets for Two Bassoons comprises 21 fantastic pieces arranged for two players of intermediate to advanced standard, starting with the earliest and focusing exclusively on the work of women composers through the ages. Several are one page in length, most are two pages and a few are longer. The melody is shared between the parts so both players get to play the tune!

Social convention, prejudice, limited educational opportunities and family responsibilities meant that many artistically creative women were discouraged from following a career or were ostracised for doing so. Society deemed women incapable of composing serious music, often their compositions were not performed outside their family, and manuscripts were considered unworthy of publication. Even so, women continued to create. Expect gorgeous music in a wide variety of styles!

Includes a glossary of the Musical Terms that are used in the book, short Biographies of the composers, and music by:
Clementine de Bourges
Teodora Gines
Maddalena Casulana
Francesca Caccini
Barbara Strozzi
Mary Harvey, Lady Dering
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre
Elizabeth Turner
Jane Mary Guest
Marianna Martines
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Josephine Lang
Delphine von Schauroth
Julie Baroni-Cavalcabo
Clara Wieck Schumann
Teresa Carreno
Agnes Tschetschulin
Mary Wurm
Amy Beach
Cecile Chaminade
Lili Boulanger

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