EPISODE BREAKDOWN
Women Writing Works
Class 1
At the beginning of the Baroque period two women established themselves as composers; one in Florence as part of the Medici court and the other in Venice where no court would employ a woman. They were Francesca Caccini and Barbara Strozzi.
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Class 2
Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre composed for the court of Louis XIV at Versailles, establishing herself as a brilliant improviser and composers. In contrast Marianna Martinez, an aristocratic woman, who knew both Haydn and Mozart, mainly hosted musical soirees performing her own works.
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Class 3
Fanny Mendelssohn’s life and career was as much affected by the changing environment for women at the beginning of the 19th . The fact that she managed to compose shows her total determination all the while maintaining her place in society.
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Class 4
Clara Schumann’s life reads very much like a contemporary woman’s; trying to juggle a career, sick husband, children and the household finances as well as performing and composing throughout Europe.
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Class 5
It is interesting to compare the very short life of French composer Lili Boulanger and the long life of Irish/English composers Elizabeth Maconchy, in the first half of the 20th century, both of whom discovered the difficulties of trying to succeed in a man’s world.
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Class 6
Australia has a proud tradition of producing female composers. This class looks at some of these women and the changes which occurred throughout the 20th century and into the 21st.
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All classes are held once a month and last for 1 and a half hours starting with coffee and cake.
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SERIES EIGHT
What It's All About
Throughout time women have been excluded from the world of professional music and especially composing. Those few who succeeded in the compositional world were marginalised, forbidden to write certain types of music and had their reputations questioned.
This series looks at the lives of some female composers from the Medieval to the present day and traces their journeys, the sacrifices they had to make and the exquisite music they wrote.
Series Eight
6 Episodes
Class 1
Episode 1
Class 2
Episode 2
Class 4
Episode 4
Class 5
Episode 4
SERIES EIGHT
Women Writing Works
Throughout time women have been excluded from the world of professional music and especially composing. Those few who succeeded in the compositional world were marginalised, forbidden to write certain types of music and had their reputations questioned.
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