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Wick, Nancy. "UW violist to introduce previously unknown music by women composers." UWToday 1 Nov. 2001. Web. 14 Dec. 2014. <http://www.washington.edu/news/2001/11/01/uw-violist-to-introduce-previously-unknown-music-by-women-composers/>. Helen Callus, a British-born female violist, is considered by many one of today’s top violists. This article is about how she personally conducted research on the topic of female British viola composers. While researching and personally collecting these pieces, she was not able to come up with a large number of sources. In her research, she also discovered that many of the women who had composed and were formally trained on viola ended up with little recognition from society and often being forced to give up their music to fill a “female” role. The article praises Callus’ research and describes her depth and efforts. Callus herself, who was interviewed for the article, is interested in the study of female composers and violists, seems to believe women and the viola to have been overlooked historically. Here is a quote that exemplifies this: “It’s a shame, really, because this is beautiful music and the viola repertoire is relatively small,” Callus said. “There are probably 1 million pieces available for the violin and only 25,000 for the viola.” This shows how little the viola has been recognized in the past. The article itself if valid and credible becase it is backed up by interview and research on primary sources. |
Burgermeister, Jane. "First woman takes a bow at Vienna Philharmonic." The Guardian 9 Jan. 2003. Web. 23 May 2015. <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/jan/10/gender.arts>.
Ursula Plaichinger is noteworthy for being the first woman takes a bow at Vienna Philharmonic, an all-male ensemble prior to her joining, and a violist, a traditionally male-dominated instrument. She received great opposition, criticism, and restriction due to this.
Ursula Plaichinger is noteworthy for being the first woman takes a bow at Vienna Philharmonic, an all-male ensemble prior to her joining, and a violist, a traditionally male-dominated instrument. She received great opposition, criticism, and restriction due to this.