Composition competitions offered women composers anonymity, helping them avoid gender prejudice and providing opportunities for public performances.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The works on this album showcase the versatility of these composers and the expressive, lyrical, and virtuosic possibilities of the horn.
Album & Artwork
This album features four French women composers whose compositions for horn were important in their time but have largely been forgotten.
Recording & Production
This recording is part of Tanja Nisonen's artistic doctoral research, which challenges the notion that all 'good' music has been discovered and that women composers' works are forgotten for a reason.
Historical Context
The composers on this album are linked by their studies at the Paris Conservatoire and their connection to composition professor Paul Dukas.
Historical Context
The careers of these women composers highlight the limited opportunities for women in France between the world wars, often requiring them to work in other areas of music.
Recording & Production
The research aims to show that horn composition was more common among women in the early 20th century than previously thought, and to integrate these works into the core horn repertoire.
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