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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.
Elena Kats-Chernin
for clarinet, cello and piano

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, 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...

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Elena Kats-Chernin
for clarinet, cello, marimba and piano

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 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...

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Elena Kats-Chernin
From Wild Swans Suite

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...

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Elena Kats-Chernin
From Wild Swans Suite

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...

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Elena Kats-Chernin
From Wild Swans Suite

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...

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Elena Kats-Chernin
From Wild Swans Suite

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...

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Elena Kats-Chernin
From Wild Swans Suite

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...

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Elena Kats-Chernin
based on the original score for the ballet “Wild Swans“ for piano quintet

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...

  • Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Piano
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Elena Kats-Chernin
based on the original score for the ballet “Wild Swans“ for piano quintet

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...

  • Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Piano
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Elena Kats-Chernin
from "Wild Swans Suite"

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...

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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...

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...

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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...

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...

  • Violin, Cello and Piano
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Rebecca Clarke
for Violin, Violoncello & Piano

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...

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...

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  • Voice and Violin
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Unsuk Chin
Soprano and Ensemble

Anmerkung der Komponistin:Akrostichon-Wortspiel besteht aus sieben Szenen aus den Märchen Die unendliche Geschichte von Michael Ende und Alice hinter den Spiegeln von Lewis Carroll. Die ausgewählten T...

Anmerkung der Komponistin:Akrostichon-Wortspiel besteht aus sieben Szenen aus den Märchen Die unendliche Geschichte von Michael Ende und Alice hinter den Spiegeln von Lewis Carroll. Die ausgewählten T...

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Chiara Margarita Cozzolani

Notes from the editor:Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (1602 - ca. 1678) was choir nun and composer who resided in the Convent of Santa Radegonda in Milan, Italy. Like many young women from wealthy families...

Notes from the editor:Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (1602 - ca. 1678) was choir nun and composer who resided in the Convent of Santa Radegonda in Milan, Italy. Like many young women from wealthy families...

  • Women's Choir (SA), Piano and Cello
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  • Meredith Y. Bowen
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Anna Clyne
for Alto Flute, Viola, Harp, and Pre-recorded Audio

Composer's note: Beware Of combines tape with alto flute, viola, and harp. The tape comprises a poem by, and read by, Colleen Clyne, with snippets of recordings from the instrumental parts, played by...

Composer's note: Beware Of combines tape with alto flute, viola, and harp. The tape comprises a poem by, and read by, Colleen Clyne, with snippets of recordings from the instrumental parts, played by...

  • Alto Flute, Viola, Harp and Electronics
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Anna Clyne
for Amplified Ensemble and Pre-recorded Audio

Composer's note:John Cage said:I like sounds just as they are.I love the activity of sound.I don't want a sound to pretend that it' a bucket - or that it's urm - president - or that it's in love with...

Composer's note:John Cage said:I like sounds just as they are.I love the activity of sound.I don't want a sound to pretend that it' a bucket - or that it's urm - president - or that it's in love with...

  • Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
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Anna Clyne
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  • 2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Electronics
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Anna Clyne
for Two Solo Violins and Tape or Violin Ensemble

Composer's note:The Violin was inspired by my dear friends and wonderful violinists, Neil Dufallo and Amy Kauffman based in New York City, and another dear friend and violin maker, Bruno Guastalla, ba...

Composer's note:The Violin was inspired by my dear friends and wonderful violinists, Neil Dufallo and Amy Kauffman based in New York City, and another dear friend and violin maker, Bruno Guastalla, ba...

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Graciane Finzi
pour Mezz-Soprano et Quatuor à Cordes
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  • Gerard Billaudot
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Marie Jaëll
for violin, cello and piano

Marie Jaëll (1846-1925), French pianist and composer, admired by Saint-Saëns and Liszt, had attracted the attention of Anne-Lise Gastaldi, pianist of the George Sand trio, who discovered in the catalo...

Marie Jaëll (1846-1925), French pianist and composer, admired by Saint-Saëns and Liszt, had attracted the attention of Anne-Lise Gastaldi, pianist of the George Sand trio, who discovered in the catalo...

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Cécile Chaminade

Carl Fischer introduces this exciting new series of performance pieces designed to help all levels of instrumentalists by making their practice time more productive. This innovative series offers the...

Carl Fischer introduces this exciting new series of performance pieces designed to help all levels of instrumentalists by making their practice time more productive. This innovative series offers the...

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Dorothea Hofmann
4 Songs Based on Texts by Else Lasker-Schüler for Mezzo-Soprano and Alto Flute or Viola (2018)

Else Lasker-Schüler (1869–1945) wrote vivid, passionate poems—love poems and prayers—that are, at the same time, always inner monologues on the meaning of life. She stood between 19th-century bourgeoi...

Else Lasker-Schüler (1869–1945) wrote vivid, passionate poems—love poems and prayers—that are, at the same time, always inner monologues on the meaning of life. She stood between 19th-century bourgeoi...

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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.

Versatile Music for Every Performer and Skill Level

Our shop features a broad variety of arrangements by women composers suitable for all skill levels and musical groups. We provide melodic, easy-to-play pieces for beginners as well as sophisticated concert works for established professional musicians. The inventory includes sheet music for Solo and Ensemble, covering keyboard, strings, woodwinds, brass, and voices. This versatility ensures that every performer can find the right material for their technical level and artistic goals in rigorous editions that honor the original vision of the composers in every measure, facilitating both educational growth and professional excellence.

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