Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

For Piano Solo. World premiere at Birmingham Symphony Hall, England, November 13, 2005. US premiere at Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, December 4, 2005. Solo part. 8 pages.

Chen Yi's sparklingly inventive variations are based on the Chinese folk song 'Awariguli;' the name of a beautiful girl from the Uygur ethnic minority in Xinjiang. This solo piano work was written dur...

Chen Yi's 8-minute musical poem is imaginative and expressive; with layers of passion and lyricism; and a misty sense of suspended time. The composer was inspired by nature; creating the lines: In the...

Chen Yi's Bamboo Dance depicts a folk tradition from southern China that has been used for ritual ceremonies and harvest celebrations throughout history. The traditional dance features pairs of people...

Chen Yi’s BAMBOO SONG is a powerful scene of optimism, inspired by artists who are self-disciplined and consistent, and who seriously care about nature and society. The composer writes: “Bamboo Song h...

Chen Yi uses her signature melodic lines to transform two favorite poems from 7th and 8th century China into contemporary art forms for voice and piano. For advanced duo; with tightly interwoven dialo...

Who doesn't love that feeling of the final concert of the term, anticipating the long Summer break? This simple work is written with Junior String players all over the world in mind. It features swung...

Not merely a recitation of the familiar children's song; Potter's creation includes hints and themes from surprising and delightful sources. She asks that flutists mimic the sound of mice scurrying ab...

Contents include: Daydreams (Miller); Marshmallow Rag (Massoud); Emerald Toccata (Massoud); Full Moon Serenade (Matz); Shanghai Shuffle (Costley); Cuban Nights (Olson); Bayou Boogaloo (McLean); Russia...

In Grade 4 of Succeeding at the Piano students continue to cultivate musicianship and a passion for playing piano! New concepts are: triads and inversions; two octave scales; the circle of fifths; dom...

This portrait of old New Orleans captures the lively and beautiful moods of this great, city in its most elegant light. Eugenie's touching tribute to the city of her childhood is especially meaningful...

Seven original solos, including: Bal Masque (Masked Ball) - Jardin de Thé (Tea Garden) - Le Long du Boulevard (Along the Boulevard) - Marché aux Fleurs (Flower Market) - Nuit sans Etoiles (Night Witho...

In writing Music for Eight Lungs I wanted to treat the voice similarly to the instruments, so that the piece would weave all four parts into a fabric equally. But I also wanted to play with our percep...

This short piece (which also exists in versions for violin or bassoon and piano) was created for the 'Blues' project of the Dutch pianist Marcel Worms. The title maybe alludes to the fact that such a...

Herbstliche Melancholie durchdringt diese mediative Miniatur, die der Komponistin zufolge von Anton Tschechows Drama Die Möwe inspiriert ist und die von fern an den 'Oktober' aus Tschaikowskys Klavier...

Nach dem Erfolg ihres Klavieralbums Piano Village legt Elena Kats-Chernin jetzt einen neuen Band vor: unsent love letters ist eine Hommage an das exzentrische Genie Erik Satie. In Saties Pariser Wohnu...