Queer Noises: Male and Female Homosexuality in Twentieth-Century Music

18 chapters on the subject. Gay men and women have been involved in making music always, yet many of the central figures of 20th century music have been forced to keep their sexuality a secret. The author makes it public that many of this centuries greatest musicians are gay. He examines the forces behind this code of silence, families, relatives, managers and business assoc., journalists and critics and many others and the inner workings of the music industry itself.