F60.8%

M39.2%

F60.8%

M39.2%

F58%

M42%

21stcentury23.7%

Romantic

23.5%

Modern

21.2%

Contemporary

17.2%

Classical

6.6%

Baroque

5.9%

Male58.8%

Female41.2%

Female50%

Male50% Female

52.6%

Male47.4% Male

50.8%

Female49.2%

Female61.6%

Male38.4%

Female80.9%

Male19.1%

M50.1%

F49.9%

F69%

M31%

F50%

M50%

AIRTIME 55.5 HOURS

AVERAGE WEEKLYAIRTIME - 79 MINS

PIECES 584

Baroque Classical Romantic Modern Contemporary 21st century

PROPORTION OF PIECES BY ERA

GENDER SPLIT OF PIECES BY ERA

COMPOSERS409

AVERAGE NO OFPIECES PER WEEK - 14

AVERAGE NO OF COMPOSERS PER WEEK - 10

AVERAGE LENGTH OF PIECES

5.33 MINUTES 5.96 MINUTES

PIECES BY WOMENWERE 11.1% LONGERTHAN PIECES BY MENON AVERAGE

THE 1ST GENDER BALANCED CLASSICALMUSIC RADIO SHOW

1 YEAR, 42 SHOWS, HOW DID IT GO?

21st Century27.9%

Romantic21.4%

Modern19.2%

Contemporary19.2%

Baroque6.2%

Classical 6.2%

Male72%

Female28%

Male60%

Female40%

Male61.6%

Female38.4%

Male66.2%

Female33.8%

Female50.6%

Male49.4%

Female75.9%

Male24.1%

Romantic25.2%

21st century22.5%

Modern22.1%

Contemporary18.3%

Classical7%

Baroque4.9%

MALE56.8%

FEMALE43.2%

FEMALE50.4%

MALE49.6% FEMALE

53.3%

MALE46.7%

FEMALE53.5%

MALE46.5%

FEMALE55%

MALE45%

FEMALE83.3%

MALE16.7%

DEAD67.6%

LIVING

32.4%

PROPORTION OFCOMPOSERS BY ERA

GENDER SPLIT OF COMPOSERS BY ERA

AVERAGE NO OF PIECESPER COMPOSER - 1.42

PROPORTION OFAIRTIME BY ERA

GENDER SPLIT OF AIRTIME BY ERABaroque Classical Romantic Modern Contemporary 21st century

Baroque Classical Romantic Modern Contemporary 21st century

189 PIECES 155 COMPOSERS

DEAD72.5%

LIVING

27.5%

DEAD76.4%

LIVING

23.6%

18.75 HOURS OF MUSICLIVING COMPOSERS

4 out of 14 pieces per weekby living composers

24 minutes of airtime perweek by living composers

3 living composersperformed per week

74.6%25.4% 19.9% 80.1%27.1% 72.9%

MALE72.5%

FEMALE

27.5%

61 PIECES 40 COMPOSERS

FEMALE

50.8%

MALE49.2%

FEMALE

56.1%

MALE43.9%

6.25 HOURS OF MUSIC

BAME COMPOSERS/PEOPLE OF COLOUR

11.25% of total airtime10.75% of composers10% of total pieces

FLORENCE PRICE16 Pieces 2 hours of music

27.5% of pieces32.4% of composers23.6% of airtime

16 COMPOSERS34 PIECES

HISTORICAL BAMECOMPOSERS:

12 symphonies15 concertos5 operas26 sonatas

PIECES BY HISTORICALWOMEN INCLUDED:

Chamber

18.3%

Orchestral 13.8%

SoloPiano12.2%

Vocal12.2%

Instrumental

10.6%

Choral

8.7%

Concertos

6.4%

SoloViolin5.5%

Other

4.8%

Symphonies

3.9%StringQuartets

3.5%

204 women composers

91 historical women composers

339 pieces by women

198 pieces byhistorical women

34 hours of musicby women

20 hours of music byhistorical women

200 albums of music onlyby women composers

60 new release albums of musiconly by women composers

ROMANTIC28.2%

LIVING28.2%

MODERN23.1%

CLASSICAL12.8%

BAROQUE7.7%

WOMEN COMPOSERS

BAROQUE

CLASSICAL

ROMANTIC

MODERN

CONTEMPORARY

21ST CENTURY

ERA COMPOSERS

7

10

33

26

39

85

BAROQUE

CLASSICAL

ROMANTIC

MODERN

CONTEMPORARY

21ST CENTURY

ERA PIECES

14

19

71

60

61

110

GENRE OF MUSIC BY WOMEN PLAYED

COMPOSERS OF THE WEEKEvery week I showcase a composer of the week, playing 3 pieces bythis composer and discussing their music, life and importance.

PROPORTION OFCOMPOSERS BY ERA

AMY BEACH

VITESZLAVA KAPRALOVA

CLARA SCHUMANN

AUGUSTA HOLMES

TERESA PROCACCINI

GRAZYNA BACEWICZ

MARGARET BONDS

COPLAND

DEBUSSY

GERSHWIN

GRIEG

HANDEL

MENDELSSOHN

SHOSTAKOVICH

vs

vs

vs

vs

vs

vs

vs

vs

vs

vs

vs

MOST PLAYED COMPOSERS1 FLORENCE PRICE

2

2

2

3

3

4

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5

5

5

5

5

5

5

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14 SHOWS 16 PIECES4% Airtime

3 SHOWS 5 PIECES0.1% Airtime

4 SHOWS 4 PIECES0.07% Airtime

3 SHOWS 3 PIECES0.06% Airtime

4 SHOWS 6 PIECES0.14% Airtime

THE DAFFODIL PERSPECTIVE vs. CLASSICAL MUSIC IN GENERAL

WOMEN COMPOSERS

Average BBC Show The Daffodil Perspective

The Daffodil PerspectiveWorldwide Orchestras100% of shows include works by women

composers8.2% of concerts include works by

women composers

58%Of the 584 works presented 339 wereby women3.6% Of the 3997 works presented by major

orchestras 142 were by women

57% pieces per show by women composers6.1% pieces per show by women composers

The Proms 2019 The Daffodil Perspective

50% women composers.209/408 composers on the show werewomen

18% women composers. 29/160 composers atthe Proms 2019 were women

58% airtime of women composers4% airtime of women composers

LIVING COMPOSERSThe Daffodil PerspectiveAmerican Orchestras28% of pieces are by living composers16% of performances are by living composers

BAME COMPOSERS

6.75 6.75 hours of music by BAME composers0.3 hours of music by BAME composers

The Daffodil PerspectiveProms 2019

The Daffodil PerspectiveAmerican Orchestras11% of pieces are by BAME composers

(composers of colour)6% of performances are by BAME composers

(composers of colour)

Compared to Most Played Composers Worldwide

(data from Drama Musica survey of the 15 largest orchestras)

(data from Drama Musica survey of the 15 largest orchestras)

(data from BBC schedule - average Petroc Trelawneybreakfast show and Sarah Walker Sunday morning schedule)

(data from Women In Music survery and Proms schedule)

(data from Women In Music survery and Proms schedule)

(data from Institute of Composer Diversity Survey)

(data from Proms schedule)

(data from Institute of Composer Diversity Survey)

16 times more music bywomen (proportionately) thanworld orchestras

Nearly 10 times more musicby women (proportionately)than the BBC

10 times more womencomposers than the Proms

14 times more performancetime of music by womencomposers than the Proms

Nearly twice as much musicby living composers thanAmerican orchestras(proportionately)

22 times more music by BAMEcomposers than the Proms

Twice as many performancesof BAME composers thanAmerican orchestras(proportionately)

THE DAFFODIL PERSPECTIVE!

Infographic by The Daffodil Perspectiuve