Revolutionary finger exercises
Lezing
Did the French Revolution advocate equal rights for both men and women? When the revolutionary Olympe de Gouges spoke out in support of this cause, she lost her head at the guillotine. The composer and marquise Hélène de Montgeroult was more fortunate. Avoiding the ‘national razor’ by the skin of her teeth, she became the first female teacher to take up a post at the new Paris Conservatoire, where she sparked a velvet musical revolution with her piano études, though she could forget about receiving equal treatment with her male colleagues. A few decades later, the Parisian Louise Farrenc encountered the same barriers, but thanks to her iron will, she broke through the glass ceiling. Her magnificent symphonies bear witness to the same determination.
In this lecture, musicologist Saskia Törnqvist takes you on a journey through the lives and music of female composers who, despite inequality and opposition, left their mark on music history.
In this lecture, musicologist Saskia Törnqvist takes you on a journey through the lives and music of female composers who, despite inequality and opposition, left their mark on music history.
General information
Revolutionary finger exercises
- Sat. 3 October, 11:00 – 12:00
- Dorpshuis
- Doors open: 10:45
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Regular: € 15,00Islander: € 12,00up to 35 years: € 12,00Wheelchair: € 15,00
