Child Composers and Their Works

Barry Cooper

doi:10.5771/9780810869127

Summary

In Child Composers and Their Works: A Historical Survey, Barry Cooper examines over 100 composers born before 1900 who wrote substantial musical works before age 16. The book provides a general overview of the subject, examining the ways and identifying possible reasons these works have been marginalized in the general literature. The book also contains an annotated checklist of over 100 notable child composers, presenting a valuable and handy reference of these creators and their early works. The annotated checklist presents a chronological listing of child composers born before 1900 and features a descriptive list of what they wrote, often including analytical commentary and offering occasional music examples for illustration. The list also includes a select catalog of works, suggestions for further reading, and recordings when available. Complete with a bibliography and an index of composers, this resource is invaluable to scholars and historians.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2009
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-6911-0
ISBN-Online: 978-0-8108-6912-7
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 216
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Illustrations No access
3. Preface No access
1. Chapter 1. Introduction: A Virgin Field No access
2. Chapter 2. Chronological Résumé from the Middle Ages to the Present Day No access
3. Chapter 3. The Marginalization of Children's Compositions of the Past No access
4. Chapter 4. Competence and Originality No access
5. Chapter 5. Common Characteristics of Child Composers No access
1. Chapter 6. Composers Born before 1700 No access
2. Chapter 7. Composers Born between 1700 and 1800 No access
3. Chapter 8. Composers Born between 1801 and 1850 No access
4. Chapter 9. Composers Born between 1851 and 1900 No access
Bibliography No access Pages 197 - 208
Composer Index No access Pages 209 - 214
About the Author No access Pages 215 - 216