{"product_id":"9781009074896","title":"Hensel: String Quartet in E flat by Benedict Taylor","description":"The String Quartet in E flat major (1834) by Fanny Hensel, n?e Mendelssohn, is one of the most important works by a female composer written in the nineteenth century. Composed at a turning point in her life (as Hensel was not only grappling with her own creative voice but also coming to terms with her identity as a married woman, and the role her family expected of her), the quartet is significant in showing a woman composing in a genre that was then almost exclusively the domain of male artists. Benedict Taylor's illuminating book situates itself within developing scholarly discourse on the music of women composers, going beyond apologetics - or condemnation of those who hindered their development - to examine the strength and qualities of the music and how it responded to the most progressive works of the period.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56295420625269,"sku":"9781009074896","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781009074896.jpg?v=1762767992","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781009074896","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}