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Gender and the Musical Canon by Marcia J. Citron (1993, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-10052144974X

ISBN-139780521449748

eBay Product ID (ePID)9038276147

Product Key Features

Number of Pages319 Pages

Publication NameGender and the Musical Canon

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGeneral

Publication Year1993

TypeTextbook

AuthorMarcia J. Citron

Subject AreaMusic

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight18.8 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN92-002468

Reviews‘Citron’s book is well written and continuously provocative. And she concludes with some useful comments on, as she sees it, the much needed restructuring of the university music-history curriculum.’Music and Letters, 'Citron's book is well written and continuously provocative. And she concludes with some useful comments on, as she sees it, the much needed restructuring of the university music-history curriculum.' Music and Letters

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal780/.82

Table Of ContentPreface; Introduction; 1. Canonic issues; 2. Creativity; 3. Professionalism; 4. Music as gendered discourse; 5. Reception; 6. The Canon in practice; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

SynopsisWhy is music composed by women so marginal to the standard 'classical' repertoire? In attempting to answer this fundamental question, this book examines the practices and attitudes that have led to the exclusion of women composers from the received 'canon' of performed musical works. Focusing on the tradition since 1800, Marcia J. Citron makes substantial use of feminist and interdisciplinary theory. After introducing the notion of canon and its role in cultural discourse, she explores important elements of canon formation: creativity, professionalism, music as gendered discourse, and reception. A final chapter provides a critique of many of these ideas with respect to the canon of the university music history curriculum. Professor Citron shows how an understanding of canon formation illuminates some of the basic issues that affect the discipline as a whole., Why is music composed by women so marginal to the standard 'classical' repertoire? In answering this question, the author focuses on the tradition since 1800 and examines practices and attitudes that have led to the exclusion of women composers from the received 'canon' of performed classical works.