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Life and Music of Alice Mary Smith (1839-1884), a Woman Composer of the Victorian Era: A Critical Assessment of Her Achievement
Author(s): Ian Graham-Jones (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Oct. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 196 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773413839
- ISBN-13: 9780773413832
Book Description
Smith was one of the very few women composer in the 19th century whose music has survived. This book is based on family papers that led to research her life, showing that she was one of the most important women nineteenth century.
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Smith was one of the very few women composer in the 19th century whose music has survived. This book is based on family papers that led to research her life, showing that she was one of the most important women nineteenth century.
About the Author
Ian Graham-Jones trained at he Royal Academy of Music, where he gained his B.Mus. Degree and performing diplomas, and where he won prizes for aural training and musicological research. His full time work has been in education, first as a specialist music advisory teacher in Cambridgeshire, then as director of the cornwall Rural Music School, and subsequently as Head of School of Music at Chichester College.
