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Josephine Lang: Her Life and Songs. By Harald Krebs and Sharon Krebs. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. [xiii, 308 p. ISBN-10: 0195173635; ISBN-13: 9780195173635. $45.] Music examples, illustrations, bibliographic references, appendices, index, compact disc.
This latest book on the life and works of composer, singer, and pianist Josephine Lang contributes to a growing body of scholarship devoted to increasing awareness and appreciation of nearly forgotten artists. It will probably not surprise readers of Notes to hear that this woman composer, well known and revered in her time, has been written out of musical history since the onset of the twentieth century. ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Josephine Lang: Her Life and Songs.(Book review)