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r*DISLIKES THE LABEL, “WOMAN COMPOSERFreda Swain On Women In MusicfHEDA SWAIN— Citll.h Cora, pater anil 1'ljithl. fYcdn Sonin iMr*. Ajihsr Alex* andur) !* in Australia wllh her husband, after * Miccmhil lour of South Africa. As Alexander and Swain. thr*e uilUlA are giving «lUO-plano iKrrormancca on lire ABC. liruRrumBro.Women CompOMT* hove u itrocus leader In FTCdu S»»in, one ul England's nsad compears, uho b cow broadcwnltnc 101 itm A.UC. with her lititlund. Arthur Alexander, n trrira ul Iso-plano re-cltatJ.. Eire knows lire Struggle women Irnvr liad as ccmpeccr.-. Early in lire rotrr inoKonr auurstrd lur uunij u loan's nonre. but .'lie tlrt lined,Number lt;1110 ihQieuily Hal a woman composer m re-la. says Mlis Swain. ii u III* her jiounli end older rclatlxca Tltcy belong to Hie insi epoch nnil luxe acquired nrt notion* of the respective loM Dial wnmen nu»7 or may net. Co Titer* are sun people who think ihai women rnnnrrt hr rrcnitve artist*.“Hie nnl dlfllcluly In with lire pro-fruon, meat of whom are man. nutl who •dojii differing altIIadd lowiml their male and female pupil*. Their fucctlcui laihriiLncss ix|ururu In like “What hat Mbs to-and-so town writing U.day»‘ Is IrrlUUnx ami dbcursuhar.“UUllcully number Ihm- Is tint ui Ur mlnils ul lire Ri'inral public. which uc-ceptt Ure unman rxrcuiam (Hv.trunun-iall.il or MiiKcn. hut sllll finds ll Irani to rctocnl/i! that n «llt for creative an con be bom lnlu a pi-noti irrespective of sex.••I want to aiwOhh repnrallnn in nrt No menial adjustment It necessary in conlomjiUtlnB men and women artlsix Tier* is only one IM—does »!ie. or lie. compete Well?There arc no male com pot era and female compote:*. Tire male has a coed •trenk of We female, and vice-veraa. Sex ■nlaionUm mutt be abolished. When tl u shown by men. Uion It ahould I*treated rather tlili huinu-r limn whh itxBlDtM.“lei’s drop tire laWe 'woman' compote*. These la no 'woman* comtirxt . pofni ot tier. When rare b on ihr .e-i, then It l» the job lltot ccunc* firs:— not «ny point or weir.“We want bcti.re im/|rr**nvlin Ire. tween the xe\«« in nil riOreie* ll tnnni fa on idvauelnu it* lltey are dnluu. il.r Utic 'niau' tlKinr cr •iimV pbuU mil come to Ire the rule r.iUrer Hum lire ntnly. And Hut's not it Uni sou* re-more !“Some people wviitlrr him- xomili mariami to compote mm Iih* alter inelr domcMIc duties U a woman wants u family, she out spare a year or two Ic brim: Irer children Ink. Hie world, and ihm see to it that they nrc well looked after by competent help. There are mane people, rot creative artists, who produce thfir children rnd leave others to brum thttn up. If Urey can do Hitt, how much more rtjht liat 3 rompmcr I Mott people can ratio n Ismlly. but few ran con-pcne. AJ I ccc tt. fsinUbn nrc entirely a pcfior.nl matter—Htcy need not detract from creative work In rninlc.My husband 1* ■ airoiig supporter uf women mutlclsna. ut n Frank Metric'-:, the pianist. Sir Ilmr/ tVreid. ti» lui‘ bean tliclr friend: Ire lies euxujrel them as orch-.-jtral players niul pirfoennd their caejtosltlnnv. Another u1v sponsored women rautlclanv was Sir Airxondor iCackrntir. former dln rtor of the lt«lt;nl Academy of MiBlc. who wan tlui llmt In invUl that women sliould bi on lire staff a* teachers uimI cmtruT.r.From iQrlk't llmlt;n wooren lisvrplhy-.d mur.la in Ult;ilt; liunr, but llu-f-r i-little i‘ void ul exiutlVr I’Miinmltcii itvfr. Uy tlrein. It is nminMiliir tUit. nut-wUlutainlluK tire UiiiiuiKii-.. 'i.nm'ii Imtfv cvirtoure, u.iy r,f Ualr lt;umpoo.a of for. flier times luvij bvn jriiirenb-irdAunuria Holm.-, who wrctc niutK’ ui Brriy Victorian tlntni, Vnt 11I1 Irkhwoman, living In pranei- she wrole sref. ml llm- xymphMili: wlireli wtivxrtutly admlml hy Hir Atexnmlir Mine-hrnrre.There wan Clara \Vi*ol: who Ur a mo flcbrti Schumann's wife. Her lovely scn£: and brilliant ridnwis wyrc mr-porunt coniributiimn tlt; rnu-re. Gotne of her thrnus were utwi by her nut-band.It may wrprkv iie.uy to fcn-.w 1I..1 Clumlru.de. Hie Ftritdi lt;oni)neiT tit many bcautllui pkm lor oreheum, piano ond fluw wllh occlnv.ia, woa a wunmn. Knplbh mm who nuniHxreil wiili viirc-n* m thr :;un»« lime wit* AiiRiiMn llotnre. uiul Muml.' Vul.rlr While.Today, women nuni-M-fi: i»J:i- lin n place willi usnnuiee 111 ennurt pn--inmnKi ned.v SwiiUv. Hudlu HuubiUiti I. Ucnnalne TalMeferrii. Ijnw »ahrl Smylhe. Rctxccu Clarke. fXintthj llc-vcll, rimbeth Marlx-nchy. Joun Trimble. Utry Lnrav. ami Hwi Autlrallnn composers. Miriam llyde and Dutck Hal. Ians, ore all rctognued us niu»4e-wr!ittr of achlcvsment.Came Ethel Smylhe war. the muvlc.il tul'racrlle. As well at being a compoter.
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Broken Hill Barrier Daily Truth
Broken Hill, New South Wales, AU
Sat, Nov 08, 1941
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