"L'heure du Mystere" : Cecile Chaminade in America

Abstract

Next to Clara Schumann, Cecile Chaminade was one of the most prolific female voices in the post-Romantic era. The purpose of this study, based largely on primary sources such as concert programs, reviews, newspaper ads, and records from several "Chaminade Clubs," thoroughly investigated Chaminade's 1908 American tour in the context of the changing role of women in American life and on the American musical scene.