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International Encyclopaedia of Women Composers Hardcover – 1 Dec. 1987

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Stated second edition, two-volume hardcover set. Twenty-five hundred years ago, Sappho cried out on behalf of all women in the Arts: "Someone, I tell you, will remember us. We are oppressed by fears of oblivion." That someone has been Aaron I. Cohen. He has rescued these thousands of women composers from that oblivion, most of whom would otherwise still be in utter obscurity, kept there by the unrelenting prejudice that exists in large measure even today. The International Encyclopedia of Women Composers was a labor of love. Cohen is the first and only person whose international curiosity and love of music led, without fanfare or publicity of any kind, to a crusade around the world to find all the women composers, living or dead, formerly known or unknown. He succeeded in locating some 6000 in over 70 countries. He amassed a collection of 7500 records, which included the world's largest collection of the recorded work of women composers. His research too eight years to produce the first edition and four more years to produce the second. The second edition has several unique features - making it even more valuable for researchers, performers, libraries and the media. Despite his not being allowed to enter countries "behind the iron curtain," Mr. Cohen located 643 women composers there, a listing which is the only one, even in the countries concerned. Another important piece of research was the discovery of the sequence of over nine centuries of Arabian women songstress-composers - all before the writing of music. 2 volumes (1151 pages, [48] pages of plates) : portraits

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Books & Music USA; 2nd edition (1 Dec. 1987)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0961748524
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0961748524
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This is a one of a generation or century work on women composers from over 2500years ago to recent times. It’s a favourite in my library. This copy is to give away. There is a later edition I believe.

Aaron I Cohen was a huge inspiration in my life. He worked as a Town Planner. After retiring twice, once at sixty five and at eighty years old Aaron embarked on a ten year period of research visiting every corner of the earth. He was about ninety when this seminal work was published. I learned from Aaron that retirement was a choice, a choice I refuse to take after hearing about his life, first hand by the man himself. He spent a weekend as my guest and presented me with a signed copy of his work as a parting gift. Little did he realise, he changed my life and the way I thought about age forever. Aaron died a few years later, never knowing how important his work became to music students and others. He also highlighted through his work important and pivotal role women played in music from the beginning to now.
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