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Elocution and Taking Women Seriously with Marian Wilson Kimber

Sep 08, 202050 minSeason 1Ep. 8
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Episode description

What if feminist music history isn't just about elevating composers like Amy Beach and Clara Wieck Schumann, but also about understanding how everyday women made music? What is elocution, and how did a now-obscure genre of musical readings represent a cornerstone of American women performing in the nineteenth century? A conversation with Marian Wilson Kimber, professor of music at the University of Iowa.

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