Women Choral Composers Of The Twentieth Century

"The argument that many women composers in general and women choral composers in particular have had their music unfairly judged due to gender issues will be examined as part of this paper. This research would be incomplete without examining women composers whose work may have been affected by gendered attitudes. Brief biographical information is listed below for twelve composers. Researcher Katherine Hoover found that many musicians believe there have been no great women composers, an attitude observed by the author in addition to hearing the statement, "Well, I would program women composers, but I don't know any!" The following list of twelve composers was chosen because these professionals were highly-respected, early twentieth-century musicians who garnered awards and fellowship, were popular and well-known in their time, and produced high-quality works that deserve performance and scholarship. Their work could be an addition to the choral canon. The list is meant as a starting point, but there is certainly still room for continued scholarship on both the women themselves and the works they have composed"--Abstract.