This collection of 22 essays, authored by musicologists, composers and performers, celebrates musical composition by (primarily) cis-women working in Western-based idioms.1 Positioned within the recent worldwide resurgence in feminist focus, the book presents creative pro-cesses and contextual issues pertaining to current-day and early-twentieth- century composers: their rich compositional voices and the testing—to say the least—scenarios in the professional settings in which these creators disseminate their work. A Century of Composition by Women: Music Against the Odds balances women’s narratives of struggle, of artistic prowess, and of “breaking through” the obstacles in their professional course.
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