Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

This arrangement of a traditional American spiritual conjures a deep fervency, belying its simple appearance. The opening instruction is 'With hushed awe', and that encapsulates perfectly the gentle r...

The three-movement Music of the Stars offers an enlightening commentary on music's power to console and uplift in challenging times. Characterful string writing accompanies engaging vocal lines, with...

Setting a text by Timothy Dudley-Smith, this is a charming lullaby with a gentle, lilting melody and warm harmonies. Ideal for Christmas services and concerts.

Ian Crawford breathes new life into this traditional American tune by employing a bluegrass-inspired style, jaunty syncopations, and an upbeat tempo. This flexible arrangement is accommodating and idi...

A haunting depiction of the 'magic made by melody . . . Held in the arms of rhythm and of sleep', from a poem by Elizabeth Bishop. Instrumental parts for the original version (SATB and strings) are av...

This work was written around 1940, placing it near the beginning of a series of Clarke's late compositions. It both looks forward to her lean, linear, avowedly modern conceptions and backwards to work...

Presented here in an arrangement for SABar voices, this setting of words by Chief Dan George optimistically reminds us that there is still beauty to be found in times of trouble and that difficult day...

This upbeat work sets a text by the Malaysian singer Bihzhu celebrating the collective excitement in exploring the unknown. The supportive piano accompaniment brings a hint of the Malaysian soundworld...

S. solo) and piano. Written for the California Junior High All-State Honor Choir, this piece sets a motivational text by the composer on the theme of embracing new opportunities and, using the metapho...

In this beautiful setting of words by the composer, based on a quote by Brian Palmer, singers are encouraged to listen to the sounds and people around them in order to learn and grow: 'one act of love...

The Pasture is a setting of a poem by Robert Frost. The fresh imagery of the pasture, the clear water, and the leaves is painted with devices borrowed from folk music: dotted rhythms and grace notes i...

'Empress of Night' is the last in a set of three songs by late nineteenth-century American composer Amy Beach, here arranged flexibly for either accompanied S, SA, SAB, or SATB by Brandon Williams. Th...

In her lyrical setting of a poem by Paul Grindlay that is rich with natural imagery, Saindon creates a sweeping soundworld that emulates the crescent shape of the moon, along with imaginative harmonie...

In her lyrical setting of a poem by Paul Grindlay that is rich with natural imagery, Saindon creates a sweeping soundworld that emulates the crescent shape of the moon, along with imaginative harmonie...

Khattar pattar uses a distinctive style of onomatopoeia to describe how we sometimes let our thoughts run out of control. Opening with a whispered section, it has a high rhythmic energy and continual...

This short, light-hearted setting of a Julie Kane text is suitable for school or youth choirs, its homophonic texture and fun words making it easy to learn.

Need a 'winter-time' piece for your SSA or 2-part treble choirs? This lovely work by Ruth Elaine Schram fits the bill perfectly. The 'echo' style makes for quick and easy note learning, yet sounds won...

Need a 'winter-time' piece for your SSA or 2-part treble choirs? This lovely work by Ruth Elaine Schram fits the bill perfectly. The 'echo' style makes for quick and easy note learning, yet sounds won...

Fine adaptation of the famous 'for everything there is a season' text. Melodies and songwriting are singable and flowing, piano accompaniment is simple.

Fine adaptation of the famous 'for everything there is a season' text. Melodies and songwriting are singable and flowing, piano accompaniment is simple.

A winter-time piece which evokes the beauty of a fresh snowfall. Ideal for December or winter concerts. Full choral writing in the mixed-voiced editions, lovely treble harmonies in the SSA edition.

A winter-time piece which evokes the beauty of a fresh snowfall. Ideal for December or winter concerts. Full choral writing in the mixed-voiced editions, lovely treble harmonies in the SSA edition.

Develop musicianship in your choir with this gorgeous winter piece by Ruth and Scott Schram. The lush harmonies and touching text evoke images of winter scenes and friendships-past and present. Suitab...

Develop musicianship in your choir with this gorgeous winter piece by Ruth and Scott Schram. The lush harmonies and touching text evoke images of winter scenes and friendships-past and present. Suitab...

Celtic charisma with poetic polish. This reflective Christina Rossetti text sits so naturally with the haunting melody that it's hard to believe one was composed without the other. Each new counter li...