Women in music http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/historical-fiction/threads/48198 Jackpk I'm writing something that involves concert pianists around the time of Betthoven up into the late eighteen hundreds and I was wondering if and when women were discouraged from performing or playing the piano. Thanks. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:57:27 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/historical-fiction/threads/48198?page=1#forum_thread_comment_986332 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/historical-fiction/threads/48198?page=1#forum_thread_comment_986332 Grand Poobah This is the first entry that pops up when you Google "female concert pianists." http://www.pianowomen.com/yesterday.html You can easily examine some of these women more closely to get a sense of their experiences. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:12:24 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/historical-fiction/threads/48198?page=1#forum_thread_comment_986660 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/historical-fiction/threads/48198?page=1#forum_thread_comment_986660 The_Halla In her day, Clara Schumann was considered the best pianist in the business, male or female. On the other hand, at around the same time period, Fanny Mendelssohn had to have all of her compositions credited to her brother Felix. (Some music scholars estimate that as much as half his published output was actually his sister's!) Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:56:11 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/historical-fiction/threads/48198?page=1#forum_thread_comment_990135 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/historical-fiction/threads/48198?page=1#forum_thread_comment_990135