Women Composers (eBook)

Melanie Spanswick – pianist, author, teacher, and composer – graduated from the Royal College of Music with a Master's degree in Performance Studies. Melanie is a widely experienced examiner and adjudicator, and frequently gives master classes, workshops and presentations throughout the UK and internationally. As a pianist, she has performed and broadcast worldwide. Melanie has written and edited piano books for the international market, to critical acclaim. She is a regular contributor to Pianist magazine and Piano Professional (EPTA), and her piano compositions have been featured in various publications and included on many music festival syllabuses.

Musical Terms - Preface - Elisabetta de Gambarini (1731–1765): Minuet - Florence Ada Goodrich (1850–1928): Water Sprite - Narcisa Freixas (1859–1926): L'Ocell - Felicitas Kukuck (1914–2001): The Boat - Barbara Heller (*1936): Joker - Melanie Spanswick (*1969): Mirage - Rachael Forsyth (*1982): Soggy Shoes Blues - Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665–1729): Menuet - Marjory Kennedy-Fraser (1857–1930): A Harvest Reel - Hedwige Chrétien (1859-1944): Pierrot sautille - Gertrud Orff-Willert (1914–2000): Andante con moto - Ivana Loudová (1941–2017): The Sleeping Beauty - Wendy Hiscocks (*1963): Fig and Fennel - Vera Mohrs (*1984): Two Cats Playing - Anna Bon (1738–after 1767): Andante - Maria Szymanowska (1789–1831): Mazurka - Elfrida Andrée (1841–1929): Allegro moderato - Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847–1907): Song of Youth - Ethel Smyth (1858–1944): Minuet - Mélanie Bonis (1858–1937): Frère Jacques - Samantha Ward (*1982): Rockin' Fingers