Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

In O be joyful, McGlade presents the words of Psalm 100 with a clarity and sincerity that amplifies the message of the text. The piece moves through a variety of tonalities and metres, which is typica...

Commissioned by Benenden school to celebrate their centenary in 2024, All the World with Joyful Sounds brings to life a text by Thomas Troeger that tells of angels, joyful singing, and the blessing of...

Premiered in April of 2004 at Carnegie Hall, this exuberant festival piece by revered composer and conductor Sally K. Albrecht is not to be missed! Open your next concert with this majestic fanfare th...

This majestic piece is a glorious addition to choral concerts and festivals year round. Earlene's 6/8 setting of the Latin text is underscored by a full-sounding piano accompaniment that is not diffic...

This majestic piece is a glorious addition to choral concerts and festivals year round. Earlene's 6/8 setting of the Latin text is underscored by a full-sounding piano accompaniment that is not diffic...

An artful setting of the familiar 'Gloria' text, which features infections rhythms, layered melody lines, and fantastic optional percussion parts . . . all in a minor key. Effective as a processional,...

An artful setting of the familiar 'Gloria' text, which features infections rhythms, layered melody lines, and fantastic optional percussion parts . . . all in a minor key. Effective as a processional,...

Take your time with rubato when conducting this gorgeous contemporary setting of the well-known Latin text. Delicate melodies, rich harmonies, and lush choral textures will bring out the musicality of...

This traditional Latin text is set in a light, classical style, featuring three solid, independent vocal lines. It all adds up to success for your developing choirs. Great for concert or contest.

This traditional Latin text is set in a light, classical style, featuring three solid, independent vocal lines. It all adds up to success for your developing choirs. Great for concert or contest.

This magnificent concert setting of the moving Latin text will help develop your singers' musicianship. Elegant, memorable melodies contrast with chant-like sections. Exceptional choral writing for co...

This magnificent concert setting of the moving Latin text will help develop your singers' musicianship. Elegant, memorable melodies contrast with chant-like sections. Exceptional choral writing for co...

This reflective Latin setting works well for three-part mixed or treble groups. A beautiful melodic motive is echoed through the piece, which seamlessly transitions to modal, chant-like passages. Peac...

This reflective Latin setting works well for three-part mixed or treble groups. A beautiful melodic motive is echoed through the piece, which seamlessly transitions to modal, chant-like passages. Peac...

The familiar Latin text has been set many times by many composers, but this dynamic and rhythmic composition rises above. Opens with a driving marcato theme, which is brilliantly contrasted by the exp...

The familiar Latin text has been set many times by many composers, but this dynamic and rhythmic composition rises above. Opens with a driving marcato theme, which is brilliantly contrasted by the exp...

Pianists will instantly recognize this Clementi prelude, and now choral singers can share the beauty of his music during the Christmas season. Ingenious composer Ruth Morris Gray adds her own melody,...

Pianists will instantly recognize this Clementi prelude, and now choral singers can share the beauty of his music during the Christmas season. Ingenious composer Ruth Morris Gray adds her own melody,...

A solemn chant provides the compelling opening for this thrilling mixed-meter piece. Eventually the sequential melody, sung first in unison, develops into full homophonic writing. Resonant chords ring...

A solemn chant provides the compelling opening for this thrilling mixed-meter piece. Eventually the sequential melody, sung first in unison, develops into full homophonic writing. Resonant chords ring...

A bombastic and stately theme, based on stacked modal harmonies, gives a triumphant air to this contemporary setting of the traditional Latin text. Hushed B and C sections offer contrast before recapi...

A bombastic and stately theme, based on stacked modal harmonies, gives a triumphant air to this contemporary setting of the traditional Latin text. Hushed B and C sections offer contrast before recapi...

This rhythmic setting of the Christina Rossetti text is a truly unique approach. Set in a minor key with light syncopations, the triadic harmony quickly falls into place. Program as a processional and...

This rhythmic setting of the Christina Rossetti text is a truly unique approach. Set in a minor key with light syncopations, the triadic harmony quickly falls into place. Program as a processional and...

Stacked vocal lines and counterpoint handclaps sound (and look) stunning! Each voice part introduces its own independent melody with claps, until everything combines in joyful polyphony. Some chordal...