在所有对女性作曲家的评论中有一条评论被认为是最适当的评论:“这不是一个女性在作曲,这是一位女性作曲家”。这句话是著名的法国歌剧作曲家Thomas评论19世纪法国女作曲家夏米娜德时说的。这句评论放在当下也许不觉得稀奇,但若还原到19世纪80年代初,便会感受到这句话的份量及意义,既包含对身为作曲家的女性身份的赞美,又同时对作曲家作品中散发的女性特质加以了肯定。在很多音乐评论家看来,女性特质意味着缺乏创造 One comment from all the reviews of female composers was considered the most appropriate comment: “It’s not a female composer, it’s a female composer.” This is the famous French opera composer Thomas commented on the 19th-century French composer Shaminad. The commentary may not be surprising given the moment, but if restored to the early 1880s, it would feel the weight and meaning of the phrase, both as a compliment to the female identity as a composer, Women’s work in the distribution of women’s qualifications have been affirmed. To many music critics, femininity means lack of creativity