Women musicians

At the end of the eighteenth century, England and the United States were experiencing a state of progressiveness in society and an increase in technological and educational opportunities. With the rise of the middle-class, families discovered artistic outlets and a new appreciat…

This dissertation is a musical and socio-cultural investigation of flamenco song with a focus on the contribution of women to the tradition. The study examines women's essential role in the creation, transmission and preservation of flamenco song, as well as their participation …

The solo female singer, pesindhen, who performs with the Central Javanese gamelan ensemble, occupies a particularly ambivalent position in Javanese society. She exists uneasily in the gap between the respectable, dispassionate ideal of Javanese womanhood and the enticing, raptur…