Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

The edition 'Ceathair' (Gaelic: 'four') comprises two quartets for four flutes by the German composer and flutist Kathrin Beddig, in which the historical references between traditional Irish and Persi...

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Emma Lou Diemer's wit and style are on full display in this collection of short musical settings of limericks by her sister Dorothy Diemer Hendry (1918-2006). SSAA voices with piano, or 2 pianos and p...

Often considered the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music, Amy was both a composer and a concert pianist. Here are two of her most important art songs--'Ah, Love, But A D...

Often considered the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music, Amy was both a composer and a concert pianist. Here are two of her most important art songs--'Ah, Love, But A D...

Adapting a text by Scottish novelist Kenneth Grahame from the children's novel 'The Wind in the Willows' here is a winter carol that captures the joy and excitement of children sledding and enjoying t...

Adapting a text by Scottish novelist Kenneth Grahame from the children's novel 'The Wind in the Willows' here is a winter carol that captures the joy and excitement of children sledding and enjoying t...

Composer Sherry Blevins seems quite connected to events affecting the human condition. Here, she dedicates this piece to the victims of Hurricanes Florence and Michael. Scored for 2-part treble chorus...

Dedicated to the victims of the 2018 California wildfires, this inspirational and poignant piece is scored for 2-part treble chorus with piano and special notes to include narration. Commissioned for...

Commissioned by the California Choral Directors Association, here is a piece that touches on the subject of depression in an artful and meaningful way. Using only a few words the notes swim through th...

Commissioned by the California Choral Directors Association, here is a piece that touches on the subject of depression in an artful and meaningful way. Using only a few words the notes swim through th...

Linda Studley's poem helps us realize that, despite the frustrations and anxieties from being alone and being silenced or voiceless as musicians, we have come to realize that we are still learning, gr...

Linda Studley's poem helps us realize that, despite the frustrations and anxieties from being alone and being silenced or voiceless as musicians, we have come to realize that we are still learning, gr...

To sit and dream, to sit and read, to sit and learn about the world.' These words from a poem by Langston Hughes invite us to reach toward dreams of a better world and a more just society. The intimat...

To sit and dream, to sit and read, to sit and learn about the world.' These words from a poem by Langston Hughes invite us to reach toward dreams of a better world and a more just society. The intimat...

Written in the AfroClassical style where indigenous African musical techniques meet classical form, this upbeat piece in the isiXhosa language celebrates life in the face of death and loss, holding th...

This poem by Robert Frost reflects on the end of the world, musings whether it might be consumed in fire or ice, and comparing the two elements with the emotions of desire and hate. The composers musi...

This poem by Robert Frost reflects on the end of the world, musings whether it might be consumed in fire or ice, and comparing the two elements with the emotions of desire and hate. The composers musi...

Scored for choir, solos, body percussion, piano, and optional violin and set in an uneven meter, this energetic music gives your choir a chance to explore self awareness and the possibilities availabl...

Scored for choir, solos, body percussion, piano, and optional violin and set in an uneven meter, this energetic music gives your choir a chance to explore self awareness and the possibilities availabl...

Poet Angelina Weld Grimke was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Here she describes the dawning of a new day, a text captured by the composer in colorful and descriptive writi...

Poet Angelina Weld Grimke was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Here she describes the dawning of a new day, a text captured by the composer in colorful and descriptive writi...

Written for treble voices and piano, this exciting new composition by Rosephanye Powell has a powerful message celebrating “sisters”for their uniqueness and beauty. This joyous and exuberant setting i...