Musical Herstory 2.0

Week Three - Almost Footnotes

There are so many composers (all genders) where there is little biographical information about them, and in some cases absolutely none is to be found. As a result, these composers and their music are overlooked putting them at risk of simply being a footnote in textbooks. This week we'll spend time listening to a music by composers whom we have little biographical information.
​Composers we're looking at this week are:

Cesarina Ricci (c. 1573 - ?)
​Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart (1751-1829)
​Hélène de Montgeroult (1764 - 1836)
Eva Dell'Acqua (1856-1930)
Cecilia Arizti (1856-1930)
Lyse Gingras (b. 1949)
L = Living Composer

Class Resources

Youtube Playlist
Non-Youtube Recordings:
​Stillò l’anima pianto - Cesarina Ricci | The Ricci Ensemble
(second recording on the webpage)

​Week Three PPT Notes

Sources:
This week's sources were the same for many of these composers; therefore, they won't be divided up by composers as per usual
"369 Biographies from 1550 to the 20th Century. Women Composers of Classical Music." Mary F. McVicker
"Bridges: A Comprehensive Guitar Series. Preparatory Level. 2011 Edition." The Royal Conservatory of Music
"From Convent to Concert Hall - A Guide to Women Composers." Sylvia Glickman, Martha Furman Schleifer
"Women Making Music: The Western Art Tradition, 1150 - 1950." Jane Bowers, Judith Tick.

​Hélène de Montgeroult | Illuminate Women's Music
Hélène de Montgeroult | Music Theory Examples by Women
​​Hélène de Montgeroult CD Review - Forgotten musician ahead of her time | The Guardian
The Ricci Ensemble
Eva Dell'Acqua | Grove Music Online (could only access the teaser text)
Eva Dell'Acqua | Femmes Compositrices (with my own personal French translation...)
Latin Americal Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary. Accessed via GoogleBooks
Cecilia Arizti | World Biographical Encyclopedia
In memoriam: Cecilia Arizti | Worldwide Cuban Music (translated via GoogleTranslate)

The Supersizers Go... The French Revolution | BBC | Accessed via Youtube
Background photograph by Dale Harder