random facts thread

[dlboy53]

Unfortunately no, because the Music book that I study from only has the most famous or contributory composers/musicians in Medieval/Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern[20th century] history, and during most of these times, women were not very accomplished in many areas, if at all.

There's probably alot today, but at the time, most Music, let alone Ballet, was written by men, and only a few women were ever noted for writing Music before the 20th century or so.

Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky & Igor Stravinsky are the most notable for their works in Ballet, with many lesser known composers coming later on.

So no, If they haven't been written about or are "very big", then I probably won't know them, cause I'm too lazy to research every musician and composer. :tongue:

Although not Russian, Robert Schumann's wife, Clara Schumann, was an accomplished Pianist and composer, taking over for her late husband, though she was famous in the Romantic Period and is probably one of a few notable female composers/musicians.

Female often took a male name so their work could be seen during this time period but was still rare at best.

[dlboy53]

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