The album "The Future is Female Vol. 3, At Play" is the third and final album in a series dedicated to celebrating women composers from the 17th century to today.
Compositional Technique
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh's "Music for Piano" requires the pianist to prepare the piano by laying a glass-bead necklace along the strings to evoke the tar, a traditional Azerbaijani stringed instrument.
Composition History
Pauline Oliveros's "Quintuplets Play Pen: Homage to Ruth Crawford" was commissioned in 2001 as part of a project to honor the 100th birthday of Ruth Crawford, an American modernist composer.
Performer Biography
Sarah Cahill, the pianist on this album, has commissioned and premiered over 70 compositions for solo piano and was named a 2018 Champion of New Music by the American Composers Forum.
Composer Biography
Hélène de Montgeroult, a composer and pianist, was the first Professor of Piano at the Paris Conservatoire when it opened in 1795.
Compositional Technique
Hélène de Montgeroult's teaching method, including 114 Études, anticipated Chopin's Études by two decades.
Composer Biography
Cécile Chaminade, a French composer and pianist, was a favorite of Queen Victoria and inspired numerous 'Chaminade Clubs' across the United States.
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