The male/female ratio gets worse if you factor in size of piece. I think Weir is the only one with a properly big work represented; there are a few more around the 12-minute mark, then the rest are short, whereas the guys have big concertos and orchestral-vocal works all over the place.
5:4April 20, 2017 • 17:42 - 17:42
i didn’t tot up the durations this time – but i did wonder about this, as it was something of an issue at HCMF in the past. What can one say? it’s really quite appalling…
NatalieApril 21, 2017 • 09:19 - 09:19
I havent had a look myself but presumably there are also none or very few non-premieres of pieces by women?
5:4April 21, 2017 • 09:28 - 09:28
Very few: of the non-première contemporary works, there are 14 by men, 4 by women, so a little over a quarter are works by women composers. But as Tim points out, the durations of the works is very significant: many of the works by men are long, major pieces, whereas the works by women are short by comparison.
Chris LApril 21, 2017 • 13:53 - 13:53
Mark Simpson (a chance for London finally to hear The Immortal)
…and then you’ll have no choice but to write about it, eh, Simon…? 😉
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The male/female ratio gets worse if you factor in size of piece. I think Weir is the only one with a properly big work represented; there are a few more around the 12-minute mark, then the rest are short, whereas the guys have big concertos and orchestral-vocal works all over the place.
i didn’t tot up the durations this time – but i did wonder about this, as it was something of an issue at HCMF in the past. What can one say? it’s really quite appalling…
I havent had a look myself but presumably there are also none or very few non-premieres of pieces by women?
Very few: of the non-première contemporary works, there are 14 by men, 4 by women, so a little over a quarter are works by women composers. But as Tim points out, the durations of the works is very significant: many of the works by men are long, major pieces, whereas the works by women are short by comparison.
…and then you’ll have no choice but to write about it, eh, Simon…? 😉
Except it’s not a première, so no! 🙂
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