Tag: Marianna Martines
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WPA News Digest – July 29, 2024
Hope your week is off to a great start! Continuing the shake-up at the NYPhil, “A Power Vacuum at the Philharmonic” offers further reporting from Sammy Sussman at New York magazine. The April article “A Hidden Sexual-Assault Scandal at the New York Philharmonic” prompted a renewed investigation within the NYPhilharmonic and since then “at least…
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Marianna Martines and Her Symphony
Marianna Martines (1744-1812) is considered to be among the most acclaimed and prolific composers in Vienna during her lifetime. She was friends with Mozart, and Haydn (who lived on the top floor of her apartment block) gave her keyboard lessons. Mozart and Haydn attended her concerts, and it is believed that they also each dedicated…
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Hidden Herstory: Mozart and his female contemporaries
The music of the traditional male canon is well documented; however the roles of the female composers who had roles in the musical lives of those men has been marginalized — this is the historic process of patriarchy. For our new Hidden Herstory series we are taking in turn a famous male composer, and giving…
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Best of 2018! BBC International Women’s Day Orchestral Concert
One of the most important events in music of 2018 was the BBC’s International Women’s Day broadcasts and live concerts. Performances and recordings were aired based on special research aimed at bringing to light unknown music composed by women. The highlight of the day was this concert by the BBC Concert Orchestra. We wanted to…