Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

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...

The melody wanders between the voices, which is clearly shown in the score. The text is in Latin and is taken from the well-known Catholic prayer of Virgin Mary.

A cappella singing is definitely its own reward and this wonderful a cappella set, Gloria and Alleluia, consists of two contrasting pieces: one up-tempo and rhythmic and the other legato.

The traditional text with spiritual roots has been adapted by the composer. With an unadorned melody set in a simple but beautiful musical language with open, transparent harmonies, this music can be...

Praise our Lord, a traditional Basque carol, was arranged for SA choir and piano/organ and dedicated in memory of Peter Warlock for George C. Gray, a cathedral organist and an admirer of Poston’s work...