Women Composers and Music Technology in the United States(English, Hardcover, Hinkle-Turner Elizabeth)

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Women Composers and Music Technology in the United States(English, Hardcover, Hinkle-Turner Elizabeth) is written by Hinkle-Turner Elizabeth and published by Taylor & Francis Ltd. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0754604616 (ISBN 10) and 9780754604617 (ISBN 13).

Featuring analytical discussions or descriptions of about 150 different pieces of electroacoustic music by women composers in the United States, this book is the most definitive attempt to date to discuss the achievements of women as composers of experimental and avant-garde music from the 1930s to the present day. Using a wealth of primary material such as interviews and personal correspondence, Women Composers and Music Technology also explores currently relevant issues in gender and technology. Drawing out the relationships between composers and their working environments, and between teachers and students, Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner discusses the contribution of women composers to electroacoustic music. Complete with a bibliography and discography covering the work of 90 composers, the book is a valuable resource for those wishing to learn more about particular composers and their works. Further volumes are planned which will cover composers from continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Mexico, South America and Australasia.