Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

The Romanian pianist and composer Violeta Dinescu was born in Bucharest on 13 July 1953. There she studied composition, piano and education at the C. Porumbescu Conservatoire and in 1977 passed her st...

The Romanian pianist and composer Violeta Dinescu was born in Bucharest on 13 July 1953. There she studied composition, piano and education at the C. Porumbescu Conservatoire and in 1977 passed her st...

The hometown of Claudia Montero, Buenos Aires, is the inspiration for her works. It express the contrast between a city full of life, and full of romanticism. Medium difficulty.

The second song from her 1913 song cycle, the composer captures the turbulent atmosphere of the Arthur Symons poem in this exciting, dramatic composition.

Cecile Chaminade was the first female composer to win the Ordre national de la Legion d'honneur, the highest decoration in France. These Three Pieces by Cecile Chaminade were originally written for so...

Three Legends of North America: Hiawatha and the West Wind; Evangeline and Gabriel; Paul Bunyan and His Blue Ox, Babe. Three intriguing works for flute quartet, sure to add interest and variety to any...

Music that is meant to evoke the sounds, sights, challenges, and strengths of Oklahoma's land and people - or any land and people faced with challenge, met with strength. Movements include: Tranquilit...

Original melodies which sound more like folk tunes, each movement brings a sense of place to the listener. Scored for four C flutes, with occasional piccolo, this also includes an optional Alto Flute...

An original composition inspired by white flowers: white, because of the silver flute, and flowers, because of the beauty and purity of the sound. Commissioned by the Michigan Council for the Arts and...

1.Cheerful Heart 2.Kindness 3.Patience And Persistence

Commissioned by a consortium of nearly two dozen piccoloists, Amanda Harberg's 12-minute Sonata is a substantial and exciting addition to the piccolo repertoire. Harberg's uniquely American sound give...

In this textural tour de force, a trio of flutes creates unique sound colors and gestures to dramatically depict the archangels Michael (Warrior), Raphael (Healer), and Gabriel (Heralder). Advanced fl...

When an admired composer's new work opens with the tempo "as sultrily as possible," or when it's scored for 3 piccolos with piano, or when a piece composed and premiered during the height of a pandemi...

DON'T FORGET TO WRITE is a whole lot more than an engaging slow-fast recital piece. Inspired by the composer's son heading off to college, its first movement ("Blue Skies") is a warm expression of wis...

Beautifully atmospheric and within reach of advanced students, Fisherman's Song is a poignant addition to every flutist's repertoire. Chen Yi describes the main theme as evocative of the ornamented pe...

Inspired by her friends' beatboxing and exploration of jazz, flutist Chris Potter joins the fun and brings us along in this introduction to swing rhythm and the basics of beatboxing. Playing off the m...

For Flute and Orchestra

Zwilich's Concerto Elegia for flute and strings was commissioned by a consortium of 11 orchestras and premiered by flutist Trudy Kane at University of Miami's Frost School of Music. The work's three m...

Six Menuettos was originally written for piano and published in 1819. These minuets are in standard minuet form with a trio or double trio. Spanning numerous keys, these minuets are virtuosic in natur...

Flamenco is an art form involving highly dramatic music and dance. Associated with the Andalusia region of southern Spain, its actual origins are less clear, often assumed to have been developed by mi...