European women musicians of the Classical period : paper presentations
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Title
European women musicians of the Classical period : paper presentations
Collection
First National Congress on Women in Music recordings
Names
First National Congress on Women in Music (Creator)
Gerboth, Walter (Moderator)
Berdes, Jane L (Speaker)
Beicken, Suzanne J (Speaker)
Britton, Carolyn, 1935- (Speaker)
Britton, Carolyn, 1935- (Author)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1981-03-28
Table Of Contents
[Part 1]: [Opening remarks ; Introductions] (Walter Gerboth, moderator) -- Session 8 paper presentations: "Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen (c. 1750-after 1785)" / Jane L. Berdes -- [Added commentary ; Introduction] (Walter Gerboth, moderator) -- [Excerpt] "The woman singer: Johann Adam Hiller's emancipatory contribution" / Dr. Suzanne Beicken [ends abruptly] |||| [Part 2]: [Excerpt, to end] "The woman singer: Johann Adam Hiller's emancipatory contribution" / Dr. Suzanne Beicke -- [Added commentary ; Introduction] (Walter Gerboth, moderator) -- "The life and keyboard works of Maria Teresa Agnesi, Milan (1720-1795)" / Dr. Carolyn Britton -- [Speeches by presenters] -- [Questions from the audience] [ends abruptly]
Library Location
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1377
Shelf locator: *LTC 103 sess. 8 no. 2 (former classmark)
Subjects
Women in music
Sirmen, Maddalena Laura Lombardini, 1745-1818
Cuzzoni, Francesca, 1696-1778
Bordoni, Faustina, 1697-1781
Hiller, Johann Adam, 1728-1804
Schröter, Corona, 1751-1802
Mara, Gertrud Elisabeth, 1749-1833
Agnesi, Maria Teresa, 1720-1795
Castrati
Singspiel
Women composers -- Italy -- 18th century
Women musicians -- Italy -- 18th century
Women musicians -- Germany -- 18th century
Women musicians -- United States
Women composers -- United States
Berdes, Jane L. Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen (c. 1750-after 1785)
Beicken, Suzanne J. Woman singer: Johann Adam Hiller's emancipatory contribution
Britton, Carolyn, 1935- Life and keyboard works of Maria Teresa Agnesi, Milan (1720-1795)
Genres
Notes
Content: Former classmark on original cassette: *LTC 103 (F)
Content: Title from original cassette label; additional information from catalog (cassette tapes, schedule of meetings and concerts, and newspaper clippings ([16], 46, [21] p.); Available on request.
Performers: Jane L. Berdes, Dr. Suzanne Beicken (University of Maryland) and Dr. Carolyn Britton (Associate Professor, piano, University of Wisconsin at River Falls), lecturers ; Walter Gerboth (Brooklyn College), moderator.
Venue: Recorded New York University, New York, N. Y. 1981 March 28.
Citation/Reference: Forms part of: First National Congress on Women in Music recordings.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 audio cassette (93:38) : analog, mono
Abstract
In the first paper "Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen (c. 1750-after 1785)", Jane L. Berdes talks in depth about the composer's life and her works. The second paper, "The woman singer: Johann Adam Hiller's emancipatory contribution", Dr. Suzanne Beicken focuses on the period of exclusion of women singers as performers during the 18th century, thus using castrati for the high voices (a barbaric practice). The ban was only lifted when Johann Adam Hiller, who invented Singspiel and was known for his vocal instruction, insisted that ladies join the men on the stage. Two of his students were the legendary vocalists Corona Schröter and Gertrud Elisabeth Schmeling [Mara]. Two other famous female singers during this period in Italy were Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni. The last paper, "The life and keyboard works of Maria Teresa Agnesi, Milan (1720-1795)", Dr. Carolyn Britton talks about the family, works and life of composer Maria Teresa Agnesi, ending with her struggles after she married her husband.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 902689597
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20523349
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4a84dbd0-b83a-0133-44da-60f81dd2b63c
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "European women musicians of the Classical period : paper presentations" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4a84dbd0-b83a-0133-44da-60f81dd2b63c
APA format
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1981). European women musicians of the Classical period : paper presentations Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4a84dbd0-b83a-0133-44da-60f81dd2b63c
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "European women musicians of the Classical period : paper presentations" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4a84dbd0-b83a-0133-44da-60f81dd2b63c
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