New,The Cambridge Companion to Amy Beach

Contents

• Part I . Historical Context:
• 1. Between composer's desk and piano bench: Amy beach's life and works E. Douglas Bomberger;
• 2. Amy beach and the women's club movement Marian Wilson Kimber;
• 3. 'A reality of glorious attainment': Amy beach's Macdowell colony Robin Rausch;
• 4. Amy beach and her publishers Bill F. Faucett;
• Part II . Profiles of the Music:
• 5. Amy beach's keyboard music Kirsten Johnson;
• 6. Songs of Amy beach Katherine Kelton;
• 7. 'Worthy of serious attention': the chamber music of Amy beach R. Larry Todd;
• 8. The power of song in beach's orchestral works Douglas W. Shadle;
• 9. Choral music Matthew Phelps;
• 10. Beach's dramatic works Nicole Powlison;
• Part III . Reception:
• 11. Phoenix redivivus: Beach's posthumous reception E. Douglas Bomberger.