{"product_id":"quartet-how-four-women-changed-the-musical-world-9780571366101","title":"Quartet: How Four Women Changed the Musical World","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe lives, loves, adventures and trailblazing musical careers of four extraordinary women from a stunning debut biographer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fabulous.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA rare gift.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Passionate ... Vivid ... Timely.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Readable and inspiring.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling ... Ambitious ... Poignant.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magnificent.' \u003c\/b\u003eKate Mosse \u003cb\u003e'Riveting.' \u003c\/b\u003eAntonia Fraser \u003cb\u003e'A breath of fresh air.' \u003c\/b\u003eKate Molleson \u003cb\u003e'Fascinating.' \u003c\/b\u003eAlexandra Harris \u003cb\u003e'Wonderful.' \u003c\/b\u003eClaire Tomalin \u003cb\u003e'Splendid.' \u003c\/b\u003eMiranda Seymour \u003cb\u003e'Remarkable.' \u003c\/b\u003eFiona Maddocks \u003cb\u003e'Pioneering.' \u003c\/b\u003eAndrew Motion '\u003cb\u003eBrilliant' \u003c\/b\u003eHelen Pankhurst \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEthel Smyth (b.1858): \u003c\/b\u003eFamed for her operas, this trailblazing queer Victorian composer was a larger-than-life socialite, intrepid traveller and committed Suffragette.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Clarke (b.1886): \u003c\/b\u003eThis talented violist and Pre-Raphaelite beauty was one of the first women ever hired by a professional orchestra, later celebrated for her modernist experimentation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDorothy Howell (b.1898): \u003c\/b\u003eA prodigy who shot to fame at the 1919 Proms, her reputation as the 'English Strauss' never dented her modesty; on retirement, she tended Elgar's grave alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoreen Carwithen (b.1922): \u003c\/b\u003eOne of Britain's first woman film composers who scored Elizabeth II's coronation film, her success hid a 20-year affair with her married composition tutor\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn their time, these women were celebrities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey composed some of the century's most popular music and pioneered creative careers; but today, they are ghostly presences, surviving only as muses and footnotes to male contemporaries like Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Britten - until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeah Broad's magnificent group biography resurrects these forgotten voices, recounting lives of rebellion, heartbreak and ambition, and celebrating their musical masterpieces. Lighting up a panoramic sweep of British history over two World Wars, \u003ci\u003eQuartet\u003c\/i\u003e revolutionises the canon forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leah Broad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 5.90w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571366101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/31\/2023","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40955497414771,"sku":"9.78057E+12","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1c6d7a45-e301-4c7b-ae29-f83c035fb15b.jpg?v=1694622872","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/quartet-how-four-women-changed-the-musical-world-9780571366101","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}