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In Search of the Great Composers, Beethoven
directed by Phil Grabsky; composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827; produced by Amanda Wilkie, Sky Arts and Seventh Art Productions; performed by David Dawson, David Waterman, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Sir Roger Norrington, 1934-, Janine Jansen, Alban Gerhardt, Riccardo Chailly, 1953-, Jonathan Biss, Emanuel Ax, 1949-, Lars Vogt, 1970-, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Hélène Grimaud, 1969- and Louis Langrée, Norrköpping Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Salzburg Camerata and Endellion String Quartet, in In Search of the Great Composers (Brighton, England: Seventh Art Productions, 2005), 2 hours 20 mins
In Search of Beethoven offers a comprehensive and dynamic account of the life and works of the great composer. The film features 65 performances by the world's finest musicians. In addition 100 interviews were conducted in the making of this beautifully crafted film. In Search of Beethoven has brought together the...
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directed by Phil Grabsky; composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827; produced by Amanda Wilkie, Sky Arts and Seventh Art Productions; performed by David Dawson, David Waterman, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Sir Roger Norrington, 1934-, Janine Jansen, Alban Gerhardt, Riccardo Chailly, 1953-, Jonathan Biss, Emanuel Ax, 1949-, Lars Vogt, 1970-, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Hélène Grimaud, 1969- and Louis Langrée, Norrköpping Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Salzburg Camerata and Endellion String Quartet, in In Search of the Great Composers (Brighton, England: Seventh Art Productions, 2005), 2 hours 20 mins
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In Search of Beethoven offers a comprehensive and dynamic account of the life and works of the great composer. The film features 65 performances by the world's finest musicians. In addition 100 interviews were conducted in the making of this beautifully crafted film. In Search of Beethoven has brought together the world's leading performers and experts to reveal new insights into both Beethoven the man and his music. The line-up of performers and...
In Search of Beethoven offers a comprehensive and dynamic account of the life and works of the great composer. The film features 65 performances by the world's finest musicians. In addition 100 interviews were conducted in the making of this beautifully crafted film. In Search of Beethoven has brought together the world's leading performers and experts to reveal new insights into both Beethoven the man and his music. The line-up of performers and interviewees includes Gianandrea Noseda, Sir Roger Norrington, Riccardo Chailly, Claudio Abbado, Fabio Luisi, Frans Brüggen, Ronald Brautigam, Hélène Grimaud, Vadim Repin, Janine Jansen, Paul Lewis, Lars Vogt, and Emanuel Ax among others. The film is narrated by Juliet Stevenson and young RSC actor David Dawson. The film delves beneath the mythical image of the tortured, cantankerous genius to search for the real Ludwig van Beethoven. In Search of Beethoven addresses the romantic myth that Beethoven was a heroic, tormented figure battling to overcome his tragic fate, struck down by deafness, who searched for his 'immortal beloved' but remained unmarried. The results reveal someone quite different and far more interesting. In Search of Beethoven takes a comprehensive look at the composer's life through his musical output. Having created a successful and critically acclaimed blueprint with In Search of Mozart, Phil Grabsky documents each piece of music chronologically marrying it to Beethoven's biography and letters.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Biography, Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Norrköpping Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Salzburg Camerata, Endellion String Quartet, David Dawson, David Waterman, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Sir Roger Norrington, 1934-, Janine Jansen, Alban Gerhardt, Riccardo Chailly, 1953-, Jonathan Biss, Emanuel Ax, 1949-, Lars Vogt, 1970-, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Hélène Grimaud, 1969-, Louis Langrée
Contributor
Chris Wright, 1944-, Phil Grabsky, Amanda Wilkie, Sky Arts, Seventh Art Productions
Author / Creator
Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827, Phil Grabsky, Norrköpping Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Salzburg Camerata, Endellion String Quartet, David Dawson, David Waterman, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Sir Roger Norrington, 1934-, Janine Jansen, Alban Gerhardt, Riccardo Chailly, 1953-, Jonathan Biss, Emanuel Ax, 1949-, Lars Vogt, 1970-, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Hélène Grimaud, 1969-, Lou...
Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827, Phil Grabsky, Norrköpping Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Salzburg Camerata, Endellion String Quartet, David Dawson, David Waterman, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Sir Roger Norrington, 1934-, Janine Jansen, Alban Gerhardt, Riccardo Chailly, 1953-, Jonathan Biss, Emanuel Ax, 1949-, Lars Vogt, 1970-, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Hélène Grimaud, 1969-, Louis Langrée
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Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Seventh Art Productions
Series
In Search of the Great Composers
Topic / Theme
String Quartet, Concerto, Sonata, Cantata, Symphony
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Seventh Art Productions
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In Search of the Great Composers, Haydn
directed by Phil Grabsky; composed by Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809; produced by PhilGrabskyFilms.com and Seventh Art Productions; performed by Amanda Wilkie, Henry Goodman, fl. 1998, Ian Page, 1963-, Joseph Kalichstein, 1946-, Emanuel Ax, 1949-, Christophe Rousset, Sir Roger Norrington, 1934-, Gianandrea Noseda, Juliet Stevenson, 1956- and Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Liège Philharmonic Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, Classical Opera Company, Les Talens Lyriques and Orchestra of the 18th Century, in In Search of the Great Composers (Brighton, England: Seventh Art Productions, 2012), 1 hour 42 mins
In this eagerly-awaited documentary, Phil Grabsky's biographical account of Haydn's life is a visual and aural extravaganza, including breath-taking performances by some of the world's most celebrated musicians. Following his award winning documentaries, In Search of Mozart and In Search of Beethoven, Phil Grabsky...
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directed by Phil Grabsky; composed by Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809; produced by PhilGrabskyFilms.com and Seventh Art Productions; performed by Amanda Wilkie, Henry Goodman, fl. 1998, Ian Page, 1963-, Joseph Kalichstein, 1946-, Emanuel Ax, 1949-, Christophe Rousset, Sir Roger Norrington, 1934-, Gianandrea Noseda, Juliet Stevenson, 1956- and Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Liège Philharmonic Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, Classical Opera Company, Les Talens Lyriques and Orchestra of the 18th Century, in In Search of the Great Composers (Brighton, England: Seventh Art Productions, 2012), 1 hour 42 mins
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In this eagerly-awaited documentary, Phil Grabsky's biographical account of Haydn's life is a visual and aural extravaganza, including breath-taking performances by some of the world's most celebrated musicians. Following his award winning documentaries, In Search of Mozart and In Search of Beethoven, Phil Grabsky continues the series with In Search of Haydn. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was one of the greatest musical innovators. Mozart and Beethove...
In this eagerly-awaited documentary, Phil Grabsky's biographical account of Haydn's life is a visual and aural extravaganza, including breath-taking performances by some of the world's most celebrated musicians. Following his award winning documentaries, In Search of Mozart and In Search of Beethoven, Phil Grabsky continues the series with In Search of Haydn. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was one of the greatest musical innovators. Mozart and Beethoven greatly looked up to him as an inspiration and yet today in concert halls he is perhaps too often overshadowed in favour of his younger contemporaries. As Andras Schiff recently pointed out: "The world needs to appreciate him much more: of all the really great composers, he is still the most underrated". By speaking to some of the greatest living exponents of Haydn's music, this film redresses the balance and sheds light on the master and his work. Phil Grabsky hopes that Haydn will reach a wider audience who will be surprised, entertained and enthralled by Haydn’s wit, humanity and insatiable creativity. Haydn's life spanned from the end of the Baroque period to Napoleon's invasion of Vienna, outliving his younger friend Mozart. He was one of the most prolific composers, producing more than 100 symphonies, 64 quartets, 16 extant operas, 51 piano sonatas and the oratorios 'The Creation' and 'The Seasons'.His seemingly light-hearted, placid temperament embraced the troubles and tribulations of life with casual humour and irony. Though blessed by an encouraging patron, running his own orchestra and opera company for some 30 years on the Esterhazy Estate, he was exposed to the usual upstairs-downstairs antics of an aristocratic household and follies of an artistic world. These years proved to be enormously productive, inspiring Haydn to write numerous works to please his patron and his eminent guests with witty theatrical evenings, jokes and the occasional prank. Phil Grabsky follows the same format of presenting the composer's biography and music chronologically. Through intimate and revealing interviews with experts and detailed extracts from Haydn's personal recollections, the audience gains tremendous insight not only into Haydn's music but an appreciation of the artist himself. The emphasis of the film, as with the previous films, is on the performance - and interpretation - of Haydn's music, with performances from the world’s greatest musicians and orchestras.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Biography, Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Liège Philharmonic Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, Classical Opera Company, Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Amanda Wilkie, Henry Goodman, fl. 1998, Ian Page, 1963-, Joseph Kalichstein, 1946-, Emanuel Ax, 1949-, Christophe Rousset, Sir Roger Norrington, 1934-, Gianandrea Noseda, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997
Contributor
Chris Wright, 1944-, Phil Grabsky, PhilGrabskyFilms.com, Seventh Art Productions
Author / Creator
Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809, Phil Grabsky, Liège Philharmonic Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, Classical Opera Company, Les Talens Lyriques, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Amanda Wilkie, Henry Goodman, fl. 1998, Ian Page, 1963-, Joseph Kalichstein, 1946-, Emanuel Ax, 1949-, Christophe Rousset, Sir Roger Norrington, 1934-, Gianandrea Noseda, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Seventh Art Productions
Series
In Search of the Great Composers
Topic / Theme
Opera, String Quartet, Piano Trio, Concerto, Symphony, Sonata
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Seventh Art Productions
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In Search of the Great Composers, Chopin
directed by Phil Grabsky; composed by Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, 1810-1849; produced by Amanda Wilkie, AVRO Television and Seventh Art Productions; performed by Hershey Felder, 1968-, David Dawson, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Jeremy Siepmann, 1942-2016, Leif Ove Andsnes, 1970-, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Kevin Kenner, 1963- and Lars Vogt, 1970-, in In Search of the Great Composers (Brighton, England: Seventh Art Productions, 2016), 1 hour 55 mins
Phil Grabsky brings us the music and life story of Fryderyk Chopin, considered one of the greatest composers of all time. Chopin's grave in Paris remains a place of pilgrimage and his music continues to sell out concert halls worldwide - but who exactly was this astonishing man? He was terrified of public performa...
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directed by Phil Grabsky; composed by Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, 1810-1849; produced by Amanda Wilkie, AVRO Television and Seventh Art Productions; performed by Hershey Felder, 1968-, David Dawson, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Jeremy Siepmann, 1942-2016, Leif Ove Andsnes, 1970-, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Kevin Kenner, 1963- and Lars Vogt, 1970-, in In Search of the Great Composers (Brighton, England: Seventh Art Productions, 2016), 1 hour 55 mins
Description
Phil Grabsky brings us the music and life story of Fryderyk Chopin, considered one of the greatest composers of all time. Chopin's grave in Paris remains a place of pilgrimage and his music continues to sell out concert halls worldwide - but who exactly was this astonishing man? He was terrified of public performance; he fled his Polish homeland for Paris never to return; took up with the most notorious transvestite in France and, despite a life...
Phil Grabsky brings us the music and life story of Fryderyk Chopin, considered one of the greatest composers of all time. Chopin's grave in Paris remains a place of pilgrimage and his music continues to sell out concert halls worldwide - but who exactly was this astonishing man? He was terrified of public performance; he fled his Polish homeland for Paris never to return; took up with the most notorious transvestite in France and, despite a life of ill-health, wrote some of the deepest and most powerful music ever written? How exactly did a young Polish boy rise to such heady heights? For four years, Phil Grabsky has travelled the globe in his quest to lay bare the life and music of Chopin. By talking to acclaimed musical historians such as Jeremy Siepmann and bringing to the screen performances by such esteemed musicians as Leif Ove Andsnes, Daniel Barenboim, Ronald Brautigam, Kevin Kenner and Lars Vogt he hopes to answer those questions. Renowned stage and screen star Juliet Stevenson provides narration. David Dawson brings life to the letters of Chopin himself.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Biography, Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Hershey Felder, 1968-, David Dawson, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Jeremy Siepmann, 1942-2016, Leif Ove Andsnes, 1970-, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Kevin Kenner, 1963-, Lars Vogt, 1970-
Contributor
Chris Wright, 1944-, Phil Grabsky, Amanda Wilkie, AVRO Television, Seventh Art Productions
Author / Creator
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, 1810-1849, Phil Grabsky, Hershey Felder, 1968-, David Dawson, Juliet Stevenson, 1956-, Jeremy Siepmann, 1942-2016, Leif Ove Andsnes, 1970-, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Ronald Brautigam, fl. 1997, Kevin Kenner, 1963-, Lars Vogt, 1970-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Seventh Art Productions
Series
In Search of the Great Composers
Topic / Theme
Waltz, Ballade, Mazurka, Sonata, Polonaise, Variations, Nocturne, Opera
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 Seventh Art Productions
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Remembering Jacqueline du Pré
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, in Remembering Jacqueline du Pré (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1995), 56 mins
Jacqueline Du Pre was an artist with an exuberant personality and seemingly infinite talent who in her youth was recognized as one of the finest cellists of the century. The film Remembering Jacqueline Du Pre celebrates this extraordinary artist through footage that is at once inspiring and intimately revealing. Y...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, in Remembering Jacqueline du Pré (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1995), 56 mins
Description
Jacqueline Du Pre was an artist with an exuberant personality and seemingly infinite talent who in her youth was recognized as one of the finest cellists of the century. The film Remembering Jacqueline Du Pre celebrates this extraordinary artist through footage that is at once inspiring and intimately revealing. You can see the musician her friends knew and her spontaneous and natural response to music.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary, Biography
Performer / Ensemble
Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987
Contributor
Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Person Discussed
Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987
Topic / Theme
Performances, Death, Performing arts life
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 by Allegro Films
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Who Was Jacqueline du Pré?
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Daniel Barenboim, 1942- and Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, in Who Was Jacqueline du Pré? (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 2001), 57 mins
Jacqueline stopped playing the cello when she was 28 years old: a victim of multiple sclerosis. She died at the age of 42, after 14 years of unremitting illness. Her story is so unusual, her gift so unexplainable and the sudden and tragic end to it so beyond understanding that the world had to invent its own myths...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Daniel Barenboim, 1942- and Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987, in Who Was Jacqueline du Pré? (Guildford, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 2001), 57 mins
Description
Jacqueline stopped playing the cello when she was 28 years old: a victim of multiple sclerosis. She died at the age of 42, after 14 years of unremitting illness. Her story is so unusual, her gift so unexplainable and the sudden and tragic end to it so beyond understanding that the world had to invent its own myths and then, as the years went by, to embellish them. In the process the stories have projected an image of her character that bears less...
Jacqueline stopped playing the cello when she was 28 years old: a victim of multiple sclerosis. She died at the age of 42, after 14 years of unremitting illness. Her story is so unusual, her gift so unexplainable and the sudden and tragic end to it so beyond understanding that the world had to invent its own myths and then, as the years went by, to embellish them. In the process the stories have projected an image of her character that bears less and less resemblance to the real person – who so caught the public imagination and who meant so much to so many people. Who was the real Jacqueline du Pré?
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary, Biography
Performer / Ensemble
Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987
Contributor
Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Daniel Barenboim, 1942-, Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Person Discussed
Jacqueline du Pré, 1945-1987
Topic / Theme
Biographies, Performances, Death, Performing arts life, Expression in performance, Cello
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 by Allegro Films
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Women Composers: Music Through the Ages, vol. 4Eicher, Maria (1710-1784)
written by Denise A. Seachrist, 1921-; edited by Martha Furman Schleifer and Sylvia Glickman (New York, NY: G.K. Hall & Co., 1996), 6 page(s)
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written by Denise A. Seachrist, 1921-; edited by Martha Furman Schleifer and Sylvia Glickman (New York, NY: G.K. Hall & Co., 1996), 6 page(s)
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Contributor
Martha Furman Schleifer, Sylvia Glickman
Author / Creator
Denise A. Seachrist, 1921-
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
G.K. Hall & Co.
Person Discussed
Maria Eicher, 1710-1784
Topic / Theme
Composers, Monasteries, Music composition, Music theory
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 by G.K. Hall
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Women Composers: Music Through the Ages, vol. 4Agnesi, Maria Teresa (1720-1795)
written by Carolyn Britton and Robert L. Kendrick; edited by Martha Furman Schleifer and Sylvia Glickman (New York, NY: G.K. Hall & Co., 1996), 15 page(s)
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written by Carolyn Britton and Robert L. Kendrick; edited by Martha Furman Schleifer and Sylvia Glickman (New York, NY: G.K. Hall & Co., 1996), 15 page(s)
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Contributor
Martha Furman Schleifer, Sylvia Glickman
Author / Creator
Carolyn Britton, Robert L. Kendrick
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
G.K. Hall & Co.
Person Discussed
Maria Teresa Agnesi, 1720-1795
Topic / Theme
Composers, Debt, Music composition, Music theory
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 by G.K. Hall
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Women Composers: Music Through the Ages, vol. 4Boetzelaer, Josina Anna Petronella van (1733-1797)
written by Helen Metzelaar; edited by Martha Furman Schleifer and Sylvia Glickman (New York, NY: G.K. Hall & Co., 1996), 41 page(s)
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written by Helen Metzelaar; edited by Martha Furman Schleifer and Sylvia Glickman (New York, NY: G.K. Hall & Co., 1996), 41 page(s)
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Contributor
Martha Furman Schleifer, Sylvia Glickman
Author / Creator
Helen Metzelaar
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
G.K. Hall & Co.
Person Discussed
Josina Anna Petronella van Boetzelaer, 1733-1797
Topic / Theme
Composers, Women, Music composition, Expression in performance
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 by G.K. Hall
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Women Composers: Music Through the Ages, vol. 4A Lady (Anne Home Hunter) (1742-1821)
written by Barbara Garvey Jackson; edited by Martha Furman Schleifer and Sylvia Glickman (New York, NY: G.K. Hall & Co., 1996), 6 page(s)
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written by Barbara Garvey Jackson; edited by Martha Furman Schleifer and Sylvia Glickman (New York, NY: G.K. Hall & Co., 1996), 6 page(s)
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Contributor
Martha Furman Schleifer, Sylvia Glickman
Author / Creator
Barbara Garvey Jackson
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
G.K. Hall & Co.
Person Discussed
Anne Home Hunter, 1742-1821
Topic / Theme
Composers, Music composition
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 by G.K. Hall
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Women Composers: Music Through the Ages, vol. 4Martines, Marianna (1744-1812)
written by Shirley Bean; edited by Martha Furman Schleifer and Sylvia Glickman (New York, NY: G.K. Hall & Co., 1996), 24 page(s)
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written by Shirley Bean; edited by Martha Furman Schleifer and Sylvia Glickman (New York, NY: G.K. Hall & Co., 1996), 24 page(s)
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Contributor
Martha Furman Schleifer, Sylvia Glickman
Author / Creator
Shirley Bean
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
G.K. Hall & Co.
Person Discussed
Marianna Martines, 1744-1812
Topic / Theme
Composers, Music education, Performance practice
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 by G.K. Hall
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