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Jenny Lecoat talks to the musician and composer Nicola LeFanu about the apparent lack of women composers and the discussion is illustrated with five musical extracts by Fanny Mendelssohn, Abbess Hi...ldegard of Bingen, Elizabeth Jaquet de la Guerre, Elizabeth Maconchy and Nicola LeFanu.
Jenny Lecoat talks to the musician and composer Nicola LeFanu about the apparent lack of women composers and the discussion is illustrated with five musical extracts by Fanny Mendelssohn, Abbess Hi...ldegard of Bingen, Elizabeth Jaquet de la Guerre, Elizabeth Maconchy and Nicola LeFanu.
| Series: | Arts Review; Series 1989 |
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| Episode | 7 |
| Published: | 1989 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:19:00 |
| Note: | This is a repeat of an Arts Review '89 programme |
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| Producer: | Betty Talks |
| Contributors: | Jenny Lecoat; Nicola LeFanu |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Abbess Hildegard of Bingen; Clara Schumann; Elizabeth Jaquet de la Guerre; Elizabeth Maconchy; Fanny Mendelssohn; Nicola LeFanu |
| Footage description: | The second of four programmes in the 'Women in the Arts' series. Jenny Lecoat talks to the musician and composer Nicola LeFanu about the apparent lack of women composers and the discussion is illustrated with five musical extracts by Fanny Mendelssohn, Abbess Hildegard of Bingen, Elizabeth Jaquet de la Guerre, Elizabeth Maconchy and Nicola LeFanu. Women have always made music, but all societies impose a different set of taboos on that music making. The programme asks why historically have there been so few women composers, how did women gain access to training, were they well-known in their lifetime and why is their music not in the repertoire today. And finally, the programme alerts listeners to how they can make sure more women composers are heard. |
| Master spool number: | 89YA0415 |
| Production number: | 89YA0415 |
| Available to public: | no |
