| Description |
1 online resource (1 score (xii, 349 pages, 5 pages of plates)) : facsimiles, portraits. |
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notated music ntm rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Recent researches in the music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries ; 38 |
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Recent researches in Music Online, 2577-4573 |
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Recent researches in the music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries ; 38.
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Recent researches in music online. 2577-4573
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| Note |
Edited from manuscripts in the library of the Royal Academy of Music, London. |
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Includes introduction and critical report. |
| Summary |
"Alice Mary Smith (1839-84), known primarily for some published Victorian drawing room songs and choral works, was the first known British woman to have composed and had performed a symphony, her Symphony in C Minor of 1863. A second symphony, in A minor of 1876, was prepared for a symphonic competition but not submitted. Smith composed a substantial quantity of orchestral, chamber, and choral music at a time when women were normally expected to write lightweight songs and piano pieces. These two hitherto unpublished works show that Smith's craftsmanship of orchestration and handling of material compares well with her contemporaries. In the introduction, Graham-Jones presents much new research into her life and music, and contemporary reviews of performances of her music show that it was highly regarded during her relatively short life. Her songs were known in the U.S.A. and the introduction quotes an extensive obituary from a Boston newspaper." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Online resource (A-R Editions, viewed August 13, 2018). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Symphony in C minor (1863) -- Symphony in A minor (1876). |
| Subject |
Symphonies -- England -- 19th century -- Scores.
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Symphonies -- 19th century -- Scores.
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Symphonies -- 19e siècle -- Partitions.
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Symphonies -- Scores
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England https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpYDdYvBpjXV6WpybK68C
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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| Genre/Form |
symphonies (musical compositions)
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Scores
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Symphonies
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Symphonies.
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Scores.
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Symphonies.
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Partitions (Musique)
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| Added Author |
Graham-Jones, Ian, editor.
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Container of (work): Smith, Alice Mary, 1839-1884.
Symphonies, A minor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Smith, Alice Mary, 1839-1884. Symphonies, C minor. Symphonies. Middleton, Wisconsin : A-R Editions, Inc. (OCoLC)53924525 9780895795502 |
| ISBN |
9781987202892 (online) |
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1987202899 |
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9780895795502 (print) |
| Standard No. |
10.31022/N038 doi |
| Music No. |
N038 A-R Editions, Inc. |
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