Source Guide for Research on Women Instrumentalists c.1840-1960.
A guide to documentation of musical
careers of women
string, woodwind, brass and
percussionists
compiled by
Patricia D. Backhaus, DMA
The
information contained in this document is intended to help scholars in their research on
women in music. It has been compiled from a
large number of resources and these should help scholars, Master’s degree and
Doctoral students with finding suitable research topics.
Dr. Patricia
D. Backhaus is regarded as a leading international scholar in the field of women in band
music. As a cornet soloist, she has done
extensive research on women cornetists. She
is on the faculty of Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has toured
extensively as a soloist, clinician and adjudicator.
She is President-elect of Women Band Directors International, Inc. Dr. Backhaus plays Getzen cornets.
For more
information, or to make corrections and additions, Dr. Backhaus may be contacted at: CornetPat@aol.com