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Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

Discover the immense and often overlooked legacy of women throughout music history. From Baroque pioneers to the most innovative contemporary creators, female composers have crafted works of exceptional beauty and structural depth across all genres. At All Sheetmusic, we offer a comprehensive catalog that celebrates this female Schöpferkraft. Explore our curated selection and find the perfect pieces for your concerts, services, or personal study, supported by high-quality editions from the world’s most prestigious publishers, ensuring a rewarding musical journey that brings these important voices to the forefront.
Judith Weir
for Soprano and Horn

This work was written for Jane Manning and Roger Montgomery, who gave the first performance at the Glasgow Musica Nova Festival on 16th September 1990. It is a free transcription of the Aria Wer Bist...

This work was written for Jane Manning and Roger Montgomery, who gave the first performance at the Glasgow Musica Nova Festival on 16th September 1990. It is a free transcription of the Aria Wer Bist...

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Judith Weir
for Children's Chorus, Women's Chorus and ensemble (3 Flutes, 3 Cellos, 3 Percussion players)

Judith Weir's Storm, scored for Children's Chorus, Women's Chorus and ensemble (3 Flutes, 3 Cellos, 3 Percussion players). This work is based on the composer's 35 word version ofWilliamShakespeare's...

Judith Weir's Storm, scored for Children's Chorus, Women's Chorus and ensemble (3 Flutes, 3 Cellos, 3 Percussion players). This work is based on the composer's 35 word version ofWilliamShakespeare's...

  • Children's Choir, Women's Choir, 3 Flutes, 3 Cellos and 3 Percussion
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Order no.: CH61414
Judith Weir
for Violin, Violonceöllo and Piano

Score and Parts. Commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Centre. First performance 19 May 1998, Merkin Concert Hall, New York City. Quoting Weir: 'In my previous work, I have often enjoye...

Score and Parts. Commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Centre. First performance 19 May 1998, Merkin Concert Hall, New York City. Quoting Weir: 'In my previous work, I have often enjoye...

  • Violin, Cello and Piano
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Order no.: CH61439
Judith Weir
for Children's Chorus, Women's Chorus and Ensemble (3 Flutes, 3 Cellos, 3 Percussion Players)

Scored for Children's Chorus, Women's Chorus and ensemble. (3 Flutes, 3 Cellos, 3 Percussion players). A five movement piece based on the composer's 35 word version of William Shakespeare's 'The Tempe...

Scored for Children's Chorus, Women's Chorus and ensemble. (3 Flutes, 3 Cellos, 3 Percussion players). A five movement piece based on the composer's 35 word version of William Shakespeare's 'The Tempe...

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Order no.: CH61487
Judith Weir
for Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano - Piano Score

Judith Weir: My Piano Quartet (2000) is part of an extended series of works for piano and strings which I have written over the last twenty years - although I didn't know it was going to be a series w...

Judith Weir: My Piano Quartet (2000) is part of an extended series of works for piano and strings which I have written over the last twenty years - although I didn't know it was going to be a series w...

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Order no.: CH61794
Judith Weir
for Soprano, Clarinet, Viola and Harp

Work for Soprano, Clarinet, Viola and Harp. Premiered at the 2002 Cambridge Summer Music Festival. Work for Soprano, Clarinet, Viola and Harp. Premiered at the 2002 Cambridge Summer Music Festival. Th...

Work for Soprano, Clarinet, Viola and Harp. Premiered at the 2002 Cambridge Summer Music Festival. Work for Soprano, Clarinet, Viola and Harp. Premiered at the 2002 Cambridge Summer Music Festival. Th...

  • Voice, Clarinet, Viola and Harp
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Judith Weir
for Chamber Ensemble

With a title that refers to the energetic and rumbling Bass beneath the music, Weir's work for Chamber Ensemble boasts an intriguing structure. Trios and Quartets appear for fleeting moments as the mu...

With a title that refers to the energetic and rumbling Bass beneath the music, Weir's work for Chamber Ensemble boasts an intriguing structure. Trios and Quartets appear for fleeting moments as the mu...

  • Alto Clarinet, Clarinet, English Horn, Double Bass, Flute, Voice, Oboe, Organ, Percussion and Piano
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Judith Weir
(Piano Score)

The Piano score for Judith Weir's second Piano Trio. The String parts are available: CH68244

The Piano score for Judith Weir's second Piano Trio. The String parts are available: CH68244

  • Violin, Cello and Piano
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Judith Weir
(String Parts)

The Piano Trio Two is inspired by three Zen koans which have lent their titles to the movements, 'How Grass and Trees Become Enlightened, ' 'Your Light May Go Out, ' and 'Open Your Own Treasure House....

The Piano Trio Two is inspired by three Zen koans which have lent their titles to the movements, 'How Grass and Trees Become Enlightened, ' 'Your Light May Go Out, ' and 'Open Your Own Treasure House....

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Judith Weir
for Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano

Written for violin, viola, cello and piano.

Written for violin, viola, cello and piano.

  • Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano
  • Score and Parts
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Judith Weir
for Clarinet in B flat, Two Violins, Viola and Cello

Written for clarinet, two violins, viola and cello.

Written for clarinet, two violins, viola and cello.

  • Clarinet and 4 Strings
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Judith Weir
for Piano Quartet - Score/Piano
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Judith Weir
for Bassoon, with Cello

For bassoon, with cello. Wake your wild voice was commissioned by the International Double Reed Society for the 2009 IDRS Conference in Birmingham, England. The first performance was given by Meyrick...

For bassoon, with cello. Wake your wild voice was commissioned by the International Double Reed Society for the 2009 IDRS Conference in Birmingham, England. The first performance was given by Meyrick...

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Order no.: CH75097
Judith Weir
for Flute (doubling alto flute in G), Clarinet in B flat, Violin, Cello and Piano

Blue-Green Hill by Judith Weir was commissioned by Boston Musica Viva (Richard Pittman, Music Director), with support from the Ernst von Siemens Foundation for Music and members of the Boston Musica V...

Blue-Green Hill by Judith Weir was commissioned by Boston Musica Viva (Richard Pittman, Music Director), with support from the Ernst von Siemens Foundation for Music and members of the Boston Musica V...

  • Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
  • Score & Instrumental Part: Piano
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Order no.: CH80784
Judith Weir
for Flute (doubling alto flute in G), Clarinet in B flat, Violin, Cello and Piano

Blue-Green Hill by Judith Weir was commissioned by Boston Musica Viva (Richard Pittman, Music Director), with support from the Ernst von Siemens Foundation for Music and members of the Boston Musica V...

Blue-Green Hill by Judith Weir was commissioned by Boston Musica Viva (Richard Pittman, Music Director), with support from the Ernst von Siemens Foundation for Music and members of the Boston Musica V...

  • Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
  • Set of Parts - Flute, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
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Order no.: CH80784-01
Kaija Saariaho
for 2 Soloists, Chorus, Ensemble and Electronics

Kaija Saariaho’s 2015 opera Only The Sound Remains was commissioned by Dutch National Opera, Finnish National Opera, Opera de Paris, Teatro Real Madrid and Canadian Opera Company. The work combines tw...

Kaija Saariaho’s 2015 opera Only The Sound Remains was commissioned by Dutch National Opera, Finnish National Opera, Opera de Paris, Teatro Real Madrid and Canadian Opera Company. The work combines tw...

  • 2 Soloists, Choir, Ensemble and Electronics
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Order no.: CH82885
Kaija Saariaho
for speaker, flute, violoncello and double bass

Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's Bosun's Cheer, composed in 2014. Included here are the score and parts for the Modern Instrument Version, arranged for a speaker, Flute, Cello and Double Bass. Born...

Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's Bosun's Cheer, composed in 2014. Included here are the score and parts for the Modern Instrument Version, arranged for a speaker, Flute, Cello and Double Bass. Born...

  • Narrator, Flute, Cello and Double Bass
  • Score and Parts
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Kaija Saariaho
for speaker and period instrument (Speaker, Violin, Violoncello and Double Bass)

Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's Bosun's Cheer, composed in 2014. Included here are the score and parts for the Period Instrument Version, arranged for a speaker, Violin, Cello and Double Bass. Born...

Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's Bosun's Cheer, composed in 2014. Included here are the score and parts for the Period Instrument Version, arranged for a speaker, Violin, Cello and Double Bass. Born...

  • String Trio (Narrator, Violin, Cello and Double Bass)
  • Score and Parts
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Judith Weir
for violin, cello and piano

The score and parts for Judith Weir 's O Viridissima, scored for Violin, Cello and Piano. The work lasts around 4 minutes, and was written as a gift for the Late Music Concert Series, being first perf...

The score and parts for Judith Weir 's O Viridissima, scored for Violin, Cello and Piano. The work lasts around 4 minutes, and was written as a gift for the Late Music Concert Series, being first perf...

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  • Score and Parts
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Judith Weir
for 2 Trumpets, SATB Chorus and Organ (Trumpet Parts)

This is the score for Judith Weir 's Praise Him With Trumpets, a work for 2 Trumpets, SATB Choir and Organ. Commissioned by Historic Royal Palaces in collaboration with The Choral Foundation, the piec...

This is the score for Judith Weir 's Praise Him With Trumpets, a work for 2 Trumpets, SATB Choir and Organ. Commissioned by Historic Royal Palaces in collaboration with The Choral Foundation, the piec...

  • 2 Trumpets, Mixed Choir (SATB) and Organ
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Order no.: CH84381
Judith Weir
for Soprano, Flute, Cello and Piano

Commissioned by Wigmore Hall, with the support of Andre Hoffmann, president of the Foundation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation. First performance on 29th March 2016 at the Wigmore Hall, Londo...

Commissioned by Wigmore Hall, with the support of Andre Hoffmann, president of the Foundation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation. First performance on 29th March 2016 at the Wigmore Hall, Londo...

  • Voice, Flute, Cello and Piano
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Judith Weir
for Soprano, Flute, Cello and Piano

Commissioned by Wigmore Hall, with the support of Andre Hoffmann, president of the Foundation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation. First performance on 29th March 2016 at the Wigmore Hall, Londo...

Commissioned by Wigmore Hall, with the support of Andre Hoffmann, president of the Foundation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation. First performance on 29th March 2016 at the Wigmore Hall, Londo...

  • Voice, Flute, Cello and Piano
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Judith Weir
for Mezzo-Soprano and Viola

The Sweet Primroses is a work by Judith Weir for Mezzo-Soprano Voice and Viola. Commissioned by the University of Birmingham for the CrossCurrents Festival 2016, the first performance was in February...

The Sweet Primroses is a work by Judith Weir for Mezzo-Soprano Voice and Viola. Commissioned by the University of Birmingham for the CrossCurrents Festival 2016, the first performance was in February...

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Judith Weir
for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Viola and Cello

A Few Words Of Thanks is a work by Judith Weir for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Viola and Cello. This is the Score/Parts, and a full performance lasts around 1. 5 minutes.

A Few Words Of Thanks is a work by Judith Weir for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Viola and Cello. This is the Score/Parts, and a full performance lasts around 1. 5 minutes.

  • Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Viola and Cello
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Judith Weir
for Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Piano

Composed for the Schubert Ensemble's farewell tour and modelled on 'Abschied' from Schubert's Schwanengesang, this four-minute piece gives each player a brief solo before the work's close. A light-hea...

Composed for the Schubert Ensemble's farewell tour and modelled on 'Abschied' from Schubert's Schwanengesang, this four-minute piece gives each player a brief solo before the work's close. A light-hea...

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Female Creativity in Music: Masterpieces by Women Composers

The Foundational Role of Women in Music History

Female composers have made significant contributions to the evolution of musical language, bringing unique perspectives and endless inventiveness to the art form. Their works encompass a vast range of styles, from intimate solo pieces to grand orchestral and choral scores. Today, iconic titles by historical and modern female authors are published by world-renowned houses, ensuring that their creative voices are presented with the professional integrity they deserve. By choosing this repertoire, you are bringing high-quality, artistically significant music to the stage and the community, honoring a legacy that continues to grow.

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