Rosalind Appleby (born 30 September 1979) is an Australian music journalist and author.

Life and career

Rosalind Appleby studied music at the University of Western Australia and graduated with a Bachelor of Music Performance (clarinet) in 2002.[1] She is a music critic for The West Australian newspaper where her reviews and articles cover classical, jazz and world music.[2]

Her book, Women of Note; the Rise of Australian Women Composers[3][4] (published by Fremantle Press in 2012), revealed that 25% of Australian composers are women, more than almost any other country in the world.[5] Women of Note documents the stories and music of twenty Australian women composers, spanning the twentieth century to present day.

Appleby has contributed to a variety of national and international publications including the Financial Times, Opera, The Australian, Scoop magazine, and The Opera Critic.[6]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Fremantle Press. "Appleby author biography". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Appleby, Rosalind. "Quartet Comes Out on Top". The West Australian newspaper. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Appleby, Rosalind (February 2011). Women of Note. Fremantle Press. ISBN 9781921888762. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Article on Rosalind Appleby". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Appleby, Rosalind. Women of Note. Fremantle Press 2012. p. 163. ISBN 9781921888762.
  6. ↑ Appleby, Rosalind. "Noted". Retrieved 28 August 2014.

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