Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

Note by the composer: "In my youth I was a great Schumann fan, works such as Carnaval, Kreisleriana or also Papillions were (and still are!) among my favourite pieces. One of the things that fascinate...

Note by the composer: "In my youth I was a great Schumann fan, works such as Carnaval, Kreisleriana or also Papillions were (and still are!) among my favourite pieces. One of the things that fascinate...

Die beiden Teile des luftigen, im typisch aphoristisch-präzisen Spätstil Mamloks gehaltenen Werkes dauern zusammen gerade einmal fünf Minuten, aber in dieser Zeit passiert einiges. Es beginnt mit dem...

Ihr Oboenkonzert beschäftigte Ursula Mamlok über den Zeitraum mehrerer Jahrzehnte hin immer wieder. Die erste Fassung mit Orchester schrieb sie zwischen 1974 und 1976, uraufgeführt wurde sie erst 2013...

To mark the 100th birthday of Ursula Mamlok (1923 - 2016), Boosey & Hawkes Bote & Bock, in collaboration with the Dwight and Ursula Mamlok Foundation, is publishing a series of works from the composer...

To mark the 100th birthday of Ursula Mamlok (1923 - 2016), Boosey & Hawkes Bote & Bock, in collaboration with the Dwight and Ursula Mamlok Foundation, is publishing a series of works from the composer...

The composer wrote her trio for the Haydn celebrations in Eisenstadt in 2009. Inspired by the information that Haydn had wanted the slow movement of his 'Funeral Symphony' No. 44 for his funeral, Kats...

Composer's note: 'In 2000 I wrote a piece called Sand Waltz for the Canberra Wind Players. In the middle of it I wrote a four-chord progression. When I started working on the ballet Wild Swans (2003)...

Note by the composer: In my youth I was a great Schumann fan, works such as Carnaval, Kreisleriana or also Papillions were (and still are!) among my favourite pieces. One of the things that fascinated...

Composer's note: 'Originally a song for children about flying in ones dreams, this lyrical piece tries never to touch the ground. The work was used in the Rugby 2003 World Cup opening ceremony in a ve...

Anmerkung der Komponistin: 'Ein lyrisches Stück, das versucht, niemals den Boden zu berühren - denn ursprünglich war es ein Lied für Kinder über das Fliegen im Traum. In einer Version für großes Orche...

The rhapsodic, almost ten-minute piece draws its charm from changing metres and various dramatic climaxes within an overall darkly overcast mood. The 'ballad' of the title develops, after a melancholy...

The rhapsodic piece of almost ten minutes draws its charm from changing metres and various dramatic climaxes within an overall dark, overcast mood. The Ballade (ballad) of the title develops, after a...

The piece is part of the ballet Wild Swans, choreographed by Meryl Tankard at the Sydney Opera House in 2002, based on the fairy tale The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen. Originally scored for s...

The piece is part of the ballet Wild Swans, choreographed by Meryl Tankard at the Sydney Opera House in 2002, based on the fairy tale The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen. Originally scored for s...

The piece is part of the ballet Wild Swans, choreographed by Meryl Tankard at the Sydney Opera House in 2002, based on the fairy tale The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen. Originally scored for s...

The piece is part of the ballet Wild Swans, choreographed by Meryl Tankard at the Sydney Opera House in 2002, based on the fairy tale The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen. Originally scored for s...

The piece is part of the ballet Wild Swans, choreographed by Meryl Tankard at the Sydney Opera House in 2002, based on the fairy tale The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen. Originally scored for s...

The piece is part of the ballet Wild Swans, choreographed by Meryl Tankard at the Sydney Opera House in 2002, based on the fairy tale The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen. Originally scored for s...

The piece is part of the ballet Wild Swans, choreographed by Meryl Tankard at the Sydney Opera House in 2002, based on the fairy tale The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen. Originally scored for s...

The piece is part of the ballet Wild Swans, choreographed by Meryl Tankard at the Sydney Opera House in 2002, based on the fairy tale The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen. Originally scored for s...

Das Stück Allegro ma non troppo wurde im Winter 1993/94 im Elektronischen Studio der Technischen Universität realisiert und zum 50. Geburtstag von Folkmar Hein, seinem langjährigen Leiter, in Auftrag...

Leokadiya Kashperova (1872-1940), hitherto consigned to a footnote in musical history as Stravinsky's piano teacher, is undergoing rediscovery. A double graduate of the St Petersburg Conservatoire, sh...

First performed at the Wigmore Hall in 1921, Rebecca Clarke’s Trio has good claim to be considered her masterpiece. This expressive and emotionally complex score is one of the outstanding utterances i...