Women in Music

The study of women's activities and contributions in the creation and performance of music through the ages has attracted increasing numbers of scholars over the past two decades. Gender has additionally become a valid category in historical analysis and interpretation, as models for scholarship in the field of gender studies have been provided by Susan McClary and many others. Research tools have included biographical dictionaries devoted to women, along with numbers of entries in standard music-reference works. Individual bibliographies on time periods or genres, textbooks, and collections have been published; but no overarching, comprehensive annotated bibliography has yet appeared. This work fills that void. Compiled by a recognized leader in the field, the work will encompass major books, articles, and recordings published over the past five decades, encompassing a broad cross-section of contemporary thought. Each entry will include annotation along with a critical description of content. An important resource for music, gender, and women's studies, this book will undoubtedly find a home in all major college collections.