From Spirituals to Symphonies: African American Women Composers and Their Music.
From Spirituals to Symphonies: African American Women Composers and
Their Music By Helen Walker-Hill University of Illinois Press The University of Illinois Press (UIP), is a major American university press and part of the University of Illinois. Overview
According to the UIP's website: , April
2007 $25 (paperback), ISBN ISBN
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ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-252-07454-7
Undine undine (əndēn`, ŭn`dēn), in folklore, female water sprite who could acquire a soul by marrying a human being. If, however, her lover proved unfaithful, she had to return to the sea. Smith Moore (1904-1989) and Regina Harris Baiocchi (b. 1966)
are just two of the eight black, female composers featured in this
in-depth study that recognizes the genius and the importance of these
women "who have been ignored [or overlooked] by the larger musical
world.
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