Author: Grattan, Virginia L.
Hardback; Book; Bibliography, Indexes
264 pages
Published: July 1993
Greenwood Press
ISBN: 0313285101
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This book brings together information on women composers and lyricists that, up to now, was scattered in a large variety of sources. The book is a needed and useful tool for music reference as well as women's history reference. For either use, it is worth the price. RQA biographical dictionary devoted to 181 American women songwriters. The dictionary is divided into ten music categories, with profiles of each songwriter alphabetically arranged within each category. The author has included both the famous and the unsung. Entries are cross-referenced.