September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, who became the first internationally acclaimed American female composer, demonstrated an amazing capacity for music at an early age. She reportedly had perfect pitch, could recall over 40 songs by age two, and composed her first pieces on the piano by age four.1
Social attitudes toward women were changing at the time, but were still restrictive. Beach’s parents wouldn’t permit her to study music abroad, and also limited her public performance opportunities until age 16—at which time she quickly gained a name for herself as a pianist. ...
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