<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article discusses the activities of selected women-composers who worked in Poland in the 19th century. They have been presented in a broad social-political context. Specific historical conditions have been taken into account, which have contributed to the perception of women’s creativity as a mission. The model of women’s activity discussed in the categories of social and political mission influenced the shape and forms of Polish women’s creativity in the first half of the century. In the second half of the century, women’s access to education increased and finally a milieu of professional women-composers emerged. Among them, we should distinguish the group of women born into musical families, due to the fact that some among them took up the profession of composer.</p></abstract>

The article discusses the activities of selected women-composers who worked in Poland in the 19th century. They have been presented in a broad social-political context. Specific historical conditions have been taken into account, which have contributed to the perception of women’s creativity as a mission. The model of women’s activity discussed in the categories of social and political mission influenced the shape and forms of Polish women’s creativity in the first half of the century. In the second half of the century, women’s access to education increased and finally a milieu of professional women-composers emerged. Among them, we should distinguish the group of women born into musical families, due to the fact that some among them took up the profession of composer.

Polish Female Composers in the Nineteenth Century

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The article discusses the activities of selected women-composers who worked in Poland in the 19th century. They have been presented in a broad social-political...

Polish Female Composers in the Nineteenth Century

Data publikacji: 31 gru 2019

Zakres stron: 31 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/muso-2019-0002

Słowa kluczowe
women composers, music culture of the 19th century, music and sex, history of Polish music, music criticism

© 2019 Magdalena Dziadek, published by Sciendo

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

Polish Female Composers in the Nineteenth Century

Data publikacji: 31 gru 2019

Zakres stron: 31 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/muso-2019-0002

Słowa kluczowewomen composers, music culture of the 19th century, music and sex, history of Polish music, music criticism

© 2019 Magdalena Dziadek, published by Sciendo

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

Słowa kluczowe
women composers, music culture of the 19th century, music and sex, history of Polish music, music criticism