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Anna Beer

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Born

London, The United Kingdom

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http://shadowofthecourtesan.wordpress.com

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Historical Biography, History, Music

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February 2016

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Anna's first book, type-written when she was 12, was 'Wuthering Claudia', written for, featuring, and strongly influenced by her classmates at Chiswick Community School. Now, several decades on, she continues to write about what interests her - and hopes will interest others. Her latest book, 'Sounds and Sweet Airs: the Forgotten Women of Classical Music' tells the fascinating and inspiring stories of eight female composers. It's a book that's been in her mind for years, and it's truly exciting to see it come to life.

Writing 'Sounds' has brought together a number of Anna's long-standing activities and passions - music, obviously; writing, even more obviously; thinking about women's lives in the past (which was the impetus for her book on B ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 1,155 ratings · 211 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Eve Bites Back: An Alternative History of English Literature 3.75 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 2022 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music 4.10 avg rating — 306 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Just Desire: The Life of Bess Raleigh, Wife to Sir Walter 3.76 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 2003 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Patriot or Traitor: The Life and Death of Sir Walter Ralegh 3.87 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Milton: Poet, Pamphleteer and Patriot 3.69 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death of an Englishman 2.89 avg rating — 47 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of the Author: William Shakespeare 3.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oxford Literature Companions Hamlet 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sir Walter Ralegh and his Readers in the Seventeenth Century really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1997 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Milton: Poet, Pamphleteer, and Patriot 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Caccini, Strozzi and Jacquet de la Guerre

A rare chance to hear three of the composers I write about along with their male contemporaries. I’ll be saying a few words about each woman and her music.

There’ll be a chance for an informal chat during the long interval (wine provided for those who wish…)

There should be tickets on the door. See you there?

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Finding Me by Viola Davis

24 votes, 36.9%

Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music by Anna Beer

22 votes, 33.8%

A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett

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