<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Polish women-composers of the interwar period (1918–1939) have not been the subject of adequate research so far. We only have some contributory publications and general surveys dedicated to their output. This paper presents the initial results of a study that aims at creating a more multi-sided, in-depth picture of women-composers’ work, including their participation in local and international music life as well as their achievements in the field of composition, the styles and genres practised by selected representatives of this milieu. The paper also discusses the reception of these phenomena in the press of the period. My research leads me to the conclusion that, despite functioning in a kind of ‘parallel world’ in relation to the virtually all-male domain of music composition ‘proper’, the Polish women-composers did penetrate into that world, contributing to its dominant trends and tendencies, from Romantic inspirations to musical modernism, as well as popular music. Their contributions need to be taken into account if we wish fully to reconstruct and appreciate the Polish music created in that period.</p></abstract>

Polish women-composers of the interwar period (1918–1939) have not been the subject of adequate research so far. We only have some contributory publications and general surveys dedicated to their output. This paper presents the initial results of a study that aims at creating a more multi-sided, in-depth picture of women-composers’ work, including their participation in local and international music life as well as their achievements in the field of composition, the styles and genres practised by selected representatives of this milieu. The paper also discusses the reception of these phenomena in the press of the period. My research leads me to the conclusion that, despite functioning in a kind of ‘parallel world’ in relation to the virtually all-male domain of music composition ‘proper’, the Polish women-composers did penetrate into that world, contributing to its dominant trends and tendencies, from Romantic inspirations to musical modernism, as well as popular music. Their contributions need to be taken into account if we wish fully to reconstruct and appreciate the Polish music created in that period.

“Why Are Our Women-Composers So Little Known?”

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Concerning Women’s Musical Output in Poland Between the Two World Wars

Polish women-composers of the interwar period (1918–1939) have not been the subject of adequate research so far. We only have some contributory publications...

“Why Are Our Women-Composers So Little Known?”

Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2019

Pages: 43 - 64

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/muso-2019-0004

Mots clés
Polish women composers, Polish music, interwar period, musical life, styles and techniques

© 2019 Iwona Lindstedt, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

“Why Are Our Women-Composers So Little Known?”

Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2019

Pages: 43 - 64

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/muso-2019-0004

Mots clésPolish women composers, Polish music, interwar period, musical life, styles and techniques

© 2019 Iwona Lindstedt, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Polish women composers, Polish music, interwar period, musical life, styles and techniques