Download or read book Women Composers: Composers born before 1599 written by Martha Furman Schleifer and published by G. K. Hall. This book was released on 1996 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first volume of a 12-volume historical overview of women composers contains biographical essays on 22 diverse female composers, from composers of medieval chants to composers of choral music of the Italian Renaissance. Entries discuss the social context in which each composer worked, and offer analysis of the musical conventions of the period, plus texts of vocal works in their original language and in English. Includes lists of works by each composer and discographies. For students and scholars of music and women's studies. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.