Women, Music, Culture: An Introduction

Women, Music, Culture: An Introduction, Second Edition is the first undergraduate textbook on the history and contribution of women in a variety of musical genres and professions, ideal for students incourses in bothmusic and women's studies.A compelling narrative, accompanied byover 50 guided listening examples, brings the world of women in music to life, examining acommunity of female musicians, including composers, producers, consumers, performers, technicians, mothers, and educators in art music and popular music. The book features a wide array of pedagogical aids,includinga running glossary and a comprehensive companion website with streamed audio tracks, that help to reinforce key figures and terms.This new edition includes a major revision of the Women in World Music chapter, a new chapter in Western Classical Work in the Enlightenment, and a revised chapter on 19^th Century Romanticism: Parlor Songs to Opera. 20^th Century Art Music.