Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

Eja, mater, fons amoris (‘O, Mother, fountain of love’) sets an extract from the 13th-century latin poem Stabat Mater, a hymn to the Virgin Mary describing her suffering during her son’s crucifixion....

The text is based on Petrarch’s sonnet 'Or ch’l ciel e la terra’, famously set by Monteverdi in his 8th book of madrigals. In English, the piece strips the words to an elementary, quasi-abstract form,...

This full- sounding choral work with a driving, rhythmic intensity may be performed a cappella or with the piano doubling the voices. ABA form makes for quick learning. Secular text is perfect for sch...

This full- sounding choral work with a driving, rhythmic intensity may be performed a cappella or with the piano doubling the voices. ABA form makes for quick learning. Secular text is perfect for sch...

This full- sounding choral work with a driving, rhythmic intensity may be performed a cappella or with the piano doubling the voices. ABA form makes for quick learning. Secular text is perfect for sch...

This full- sounding choral work with a driving, rhythmic intensity may be performed a cappella or with the piano doubling the voices. ABA form makes for quick learning. Secular text is perfect for sch...

This popular general-purpose spiritual is now available for your men. Creative and full-sounding choral writing features both homophonic and 2-part textures. Clever, innovative, non-sacred text: 'No n...

This popular general-purpose spiritual is now available for your men. Creative and full-sounding choral writing features both homophonic and 2-part textures. Clever, innovative, non-sacred text: 'No n...

This popular general-purpose spiritual is now available for your men. Creative and full-sounding choral writing features both homophonic and 2-part textures. Clever, innovative, non-sacred text: 'No n...

This popular general-purpose spiritual is now available for your men. Creative and full-sounding choral writing features both homophonic and 2-part textures. Clever, innovative, non-sacred text: 'No n...

A thoughtful song of parting, benediction-like, in the style of an Irish blessing. Basic choral writing throughout with much opportunity for rubato phrasing. Moderate ranges in all voice parts in both...

A thoughtful song of parting, benediction-like, in the style of an Irish blessing. Basic choral writing throughout with much opportunity for rubato phrasing. Moderate ranges in all voice parts in both...

A thoughtful song of parting, benediction-like, in the style of an Irish blessing. Basic choral writing throughout with much opportunity for rubato phrasing. Moderate ranges in all voice parts in both...

A thoughtful song of parting, benediction-like, in the style of an Irish blessing. Basic choral writing throughout with much opportunity for rubato phrasing. Moderate ranges in all voice parts in both...

The energy of this piece is derived from the layering effect of vocal lines and handclaps. The interweaving of voice parts makes for joyous part singing.

The energy of this piece is derived from the layering effect of vocal lines and handclaps. The interweaving of voice parts makes for joyous part singing.

The energy of this piece is derived from the layering effect of vocal lines and handclaps. The interweaving of voice parts makes for joyous part singing.

Sally Albrecht has created this swinging, original spiritual in editions for SATB and SSAB for mixed groups of all ages. The basses open with the rhythmic melody and the other voices join in turn. Inc...

Sally Albrecht has created this swinging, original spiritual in editions for SATB and SSAB for mixed groups of all ages. The basses open with the rhythmic melody and the other voices join in turn. Inc...

Two texts, one general and the other for Christmas, make this joyous work ideal for year round concerts, festivals, and adjudications. The open 5ths introduced by the treble voices are echoed by the m...

Two texts, one general and the other for Christmas, make this joyous work ideal for year round concerts, festivals, and adjudications. The open 5ths introduced by the treble voices are echoed by the m...

It's an original spiritual with a touch of the traditional I Want to Be Ready. It's fresh and singable, with solid part writing. And just when you think the exciting original melody is about to end, t...

It's an original spiritual with a touch of the traditional I Want to Be Ready. It's fresh and singable, with solid part writing. And just when you think the exciting original melody is about to end, t...

Here's a true choral fanfare from Sally Albrecht. It opens with an 'Alleluia' section in which the male voices echo the females, as trombones might echo trumpets in a Baroque brass work. This is follo...

In the unmistakable style of the great gospel quartets comes this unforgettable contemporary original spiritual by Sally Albrecht and Jay Althouse. Features thrilling rhythmic syncopations, full a cap...