Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

For treble choir, this a cappella work asks the question "How do we transform ourselves?" The vocal writing weaves in and out of homophony and rewards the singers with a beautiful musical expression.

New to the Ysaÿe M. Barnwell Collection, this formerly unpublished work is being introduced to the world through updated engraving for the use of high school and collegiate treble choruses. The Paul L...

This short dreamy choral work is a tapestry of subtle, ever shifting beauty. This piece is inspired by a passage from Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Essay on the Origin of Languages. Katherine Balch further...

The words for this piece were taken from two French poems: LHeure du Berger, by Paul Verlaine, and Le Lac by the ultra-Romantic Alphonse de Lamartine. It was important for me to think of the age gap b...

With a text that includes both Swahili and English, this energetic a cappella SSA piece celebrates our Mother Earth. The shaker and hand drum make a perfect rhythmic accompaniment. The descant part fo...

With a text that includes both Swahili and English, this energetic a cappella SSA piece celebrates our Mother Earth. The shaker and hand drum make a perfect rhythmic accompaniment. The descant part fo...

Zur Geschichte der Frauenbewegung gehören zahlreiche Lieder, die Forderungen nach Gleichberechtigung, angemessenen Arbeitsbedingungen, politischer und gesellschaftlicher Teilhabe, Selbstbestimmung und...

“This feathered species which I love – how numerous they are!” This is the introduction to Birdsongs, a cycle for polyglot singers to be sung by an unaccompanied choir a cappella or soloists (SSA). Sp...

Zemļi zvaigzneite porgoja (A Low Star Passed Over) is an arrangement of a Latgallian (a province of Latvia) folksong by Latvian composer/arranger/performer, Laura Jēkabsone for upper voices.

Es uzkāpu kalniņā (I Climbed up the Hill) is an arrangement of a Latvian folksong by Latvian composer/arranger/performer, Laura Jēkabsone for upper voices.

Lec saulīte rītā agri (Rise O Sun, Early in the Morning) is an arrangement of a Latvian folksong by Latvian composer/arranger/performer, Laura Jēkabsone for upper voices.

Aijā, Ancīt, aijā (Lullaby for Ancitis) is a beautiful arrangement of a Latvian folksong for upper voices by Laura Jēkabsone.

Mēnestiņis nakti brauca (The Moon Rode at Night) is an arrangement of a Latvian folksong by Latvian composer/arranger/performer, Laura Jēkabsone for upper voices.

Ar dziesmiņu ciemos eju (I visit with a Song) is an arrangement of a Latvian folksong setting by composer Arvids Zilinskis (1905 - 1993), by Laura Jēkabsone for upper voices.

A joyous setting of the Gloria from Laura Jēkabsone's powerful Folk Mass. A wonderful introduction to the work of this exciting Latvian female composer.

Ganu Dziesma (Cowherds' Song) is an arrangement of a Latvian folksong by Latvian composer/arranger/performer, Laura Jēkabsone for upper voices.

Mēness starus stīgo (Moonbeams) is an arrangement for upper voices of a famous poem from 1901 by the groundbreaking female poet Aspazija (1865-1943). Latvian composer/arranger/performer, Laura Jēkabso...

Evocative, lilting and creative setting of this popular Latvian folksong by one of Latvia's leading female composers, Laura Jēkabsone.

Raugies Tu (When You Look) is work for upper voices by Latvian composer/arranger/performer, Laura Jēkabsone, who has also written the text. Beautiful close harmonies. Highly recommended

Zvīdzi, zvīdzi, sērmais zirdzeņ (Whinny, Grey Pony) is an arrangement of a Latgallian (a province of Latvia) folksong by Latvian composer/arranger/performer, Laura Jēkabsone for upper voices.

The energy and freshness of the vocal writing is immediately apparent from the first notes of this brilliant setting of the Credo movement from Jēkabsone's powerful Folk Mass. A wonderful introduction...

For SSAA unaccompanied