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Women in Music
Women have always been active in the performance and creation of music albeit not always in the public spotlight. Today, women are making their mark as never before in all aspects of the world of music and none of us think twice about a woman performing or creating music in whatever genre.
There is a growing collection of books being written about women’s contributions to everything from jazz, Celtic and Blues music to classical music and the music business. This list is a selection of titles available in the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Music Department. Each invites us to celebrate the contributions of women to music and to read more about those who are particularly inspiring.
Enstice, Wayne and Janis Stockhouse
Jazzwomen: Conversations with twenty-one musicians
ML 395 .E572 2004
Jazzwomen: Conversations with twenty-one musicians
ML 395 .E572 2004
Hinkle-Turner, Elizabeth
Women composers and music technology in the United States: Crossing the line
ML 1380 .H56 2006
Women composers and music technology in the United States: Crossing the line
ML 1380 .H56 2006
Walker-Hill, Helen
From Spirituals to symphonies: African-American women and their music
ML 390 .W16 2002
From Spirituals to symphonies: African-American women and their music
ML 390 .W16 2002
Weller, Sheila
Girls like us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon - and the journey of a generation
ML400 .W35 2008
Girls like us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon - and the journey of a generation
ML400 .W35 2008
Winer, Deborah Grace
The Night and the Music: Rosemary Clooney, Barbara Cook, and Julie Wilson inside the world of cabaret
ML 400 .W56 1996
The Night and the Music: Rosemary Clooney, Barbara Cook, and Julie Wilson inside the world of cabaret
ML 400 .W56 1996
