Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Women in Music since 1900
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Women in Music since 1900
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Boxes
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I The Classical Tradition
- Part II Women in Popular Music
- Part III Women and Music Technology
- Part IV Women’s Wider Work in Music
- Appendix: Survey Questions for Chapter 14, The Star-Eaters: A 2019 Survey of Female and Gender-Non-Conforming Individuals Using Electronics for Music
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 April 2021
- The Cambridge Companion to Women in Music since 1900
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Women in Music since 1900
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Boxes
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I The Classical Tradition
- Part II Women in Popular Music
- Part III Women and Music Technology
- Part IV Women’s Wider Work in Music
- Appendix: Survey Questions for Chapter 14, The Star-Eaters: A 2019 Survey of Female and Gender-Non-Conforming Individuals Using Electronics for Music
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The preface briefly outlines the evolving situation of women in music since 1900, and also explores the development of women in music studies/feminist musicology since the 1980s. The Cambridge Companion to Women in Music since 1900 is situated within this field. An overview of the contents of the volume – which considers women in classical music, women in popular music, women and music technology, and women’s wider work in music (including music education and the music industries) – is provided. The preface concludes with a short section of acknowledgements.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Women in Music since 1900 , pp. xxi - xxixPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021