What is female in Hungarian music?
What is female in Hungarian music?
Author(s): Ákos Windhager, Anna Mária BólyaSubject(s): Gender Studies, Music, Aesthetics, Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Pécsi Tudományegyetem
Keywords: female composers; women in music; gender and music; Hungarian composers; feminist music; music and society; women’s artistic expression; history of music; gender roles;
Summary/Abstract: “Your music is more masculine than that of Handel” These words were directed by G. B. Shaw to Ethel Smith, a feminist, warrior-spirited composer of his age.46 This is how Shaw responded to the works of a lady who in her musical style was more conventional and late-romantic: “Your music has healed forever from the delusion that women cannot do men’s work in the arts...”. But is it necessary to be masculine for this? The article introduces the works of Hungarian female composers from Franciska Széchényi to contemporary composers, with an analysis of some of their works. It also examines whether there are specific elements in the oeuvres of female composers and how they relate to society as a whole.
Journal: Acta Cultura et Paedagogicae
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 59-85
- Page Count: 27
- Language: English
