Hensel: String Quartet in E flat

By Benedict Taylor

The String Quartet in E flat major (1834) by Fanny Hensel, n e Mendelssohn, is one of the most important works by a female composer written in the nineteenth century. Composed at a turning point in her life (as Hensel was not only grappling with her own creative voice but also coming to terms with her identity as a married woman, and the role her family expected of her), the quartet is significant in showing a woman composing in a genre that was then almost exclusively the domain of male artists. Benedict Taylor's illuminating book situates itself within developing scholarly discourse on the music of women composers, going beyond apologetics - or condemnation of those who hindered their development - to examine the strength and qualities of the music and how it responded to the most progressive works of the period.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 100907489X
• ISBN13: 9781009074896
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"