Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

Battle of the Shadow Hunters is a dark, driven character and teaching piece. It was written for second year students to give them practice with a minor tonality, but also easy enough rhythmically to a...

Instrumentation: Violin I, Violin II, Violin III (Viola TC), Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano This piece is a sound painting of the loveliness of the cherry tree. It starts with a lush melody as you admire t...

Kathryn Griesinger's Ballad of Burning Sky is a rollicking ballad which tells a tale from the untamed frontier of the historic Wild West. In this easy first-position piece, students can create their o...

Featuring long phrases in a slow tempo, Interlude Nightfall is a perfect composition to teach musicianship with young students using dramatic harmonies. Yukiko Nishimura's musical imagery provides a g...

Rejoice, East and West pairs two of the most popular holiday pieces. 'O Come, O Come Emmanuel' is one of the staples of music for the season of Advent. Its plaintive melody represents the subdued tone...

Lili Boulanger (1893–1918) was a gifted French composer whose amazing talent became evident at an early age. Cortège is the third movement in "Trois Morceaux," a set of pieces first composed for solo...

In the Sun has a lite atmospheric sound; the music is full of energy and spirit. Composed in rondo form, the main theme appears repeatedly, alternating with contrasting sections. A peaceful section wi...

At night you see the moon up in the sky shining in silver color. The radiance is both beautiful and tranquil. Although in triple time, the evocative Silver Moon sort of feels like it is in duple time...

The fun title is just a hint of the explosive nature of this rock piece based on a 12-bar blues form. An optional drum set part is included to give the piece even more energy. After a statement of the...