Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

Two stanzas of emotive verse by Christina Rossetti are set to music of touching directness in this a cappella offering, whose graceful melodies are often adorned by caressing rhythmic patterns. Offpri...

McDowall brings to life a mystical, brooding nativity text by Nicholas Dakin with dramatic octatonic melodies and parallel movement in fourths and fifths. The propulsive 6/8 metre is decorated with du...

McDowall brings to life a mystical, brooding nativity text by Nicholas Dakin with dramatic octatonic melodies and parallel movement in fourths and fifths. The propulsive 6/8 metre is decorated with du...

This jubilant carol sets an evocative fourteenth-century text celebrating the birth of Christ. With a lilting, medieval feel and changing metres, Of A Rose has been recorded by The Sixteen on their al...

This solemn yet dramatic work sets a traditional Latin prayer lauding the Virgin Mary, with intense melodic lines that are at once steadfast and arresting, reflecting the mystery of the immaculate con...

A lively setting of the well-known macaronic Christmas text, this piece uses frequently changing time signatures, syncopation, and independent movement in each part, resulting in a lightness of textur...

Two texts, one general and the other for Christmas, make this joyous work ideal for year round concerts, festivals, and adjudications. The open 5ths introduced by the treble voices are echoed by the m...

Two texts, one general and the other for Christmas, make this joyous work ideal for year round concerts, festivals, and adjudications. The open 5ths introduced by the treble voices are echoed by the m...

Capture the spirit of the Christmas season with this a cappella madrigal-style choral, featuring echo sections and the layering of vocal 'bells. ' Effective, yet easily accomplishable for mixed choirs...

Capture the spirit of the Christmas season with this a cappella madrigal-style choral, featuring echo sections and the layering of vocal 'bells. ' Effective, yet easily accomplishable for mixed choirs...

Capture the spirit of the Christmas season with this a cappella madrigal-style choral, featuring echo sections and the layering of vocal 'bells. ' Effective, yet easily accomplishable for mixed choirs...

Capture the spirit of the Christmas season with this a cappella madrigal-style choral, featuring echo sections and the layering of vocal 'bells. ' Effective, yet easily accomplishable for mixed choirs...

The definitive a cappella Christmas spiritual of the year! A descending bass line is a firm foundation in the A section; B features the girls vs. the guys; a vocal stack builds in the middle; followed...

The definitive a cappella Christmas spiritual of the year! A descending bass line is a firm foundation in the A section; B features the girls vs. the guys; a vocal stack builds in the middle; followed...

Developing 3-part mixed choirs will enjoy learning and performing the independent 'fa la la' melodies in this joyous original a cappella madrigal. Each voice part gets a chance to lead the add-on refr...

Developing 3-part mixed choirs will enjoy learning and performing the independent 'fa la la' melodies in this joyous original a cappella madrigal. Each voice part gets a chance to lead the add-on refr...

A mixolydian melody becomes the foundation for this stately three-part canon with madrigal style counterpoint. Festive flute and hand drum parts add a Renaissance music touch to a piece with only 12 b...

A mixolydian melody becomes the foundation for this stately three-part canon with madrigal style counterpoint. Festive flute and hand drum parts add a Renaissance music touch to a piece with only 12 b...

This high-energy original Christmas spiritual is not to be missed! A driving gospel chorus alternates with contrasting verses, then a quote from 'Angels We Have Heard on High' introduces a lively, and...

This high-energy original Christmas spiritual is not to be missed! A driving gospel chorus alternates with contrasting verses, then a quote from 'Angels We Have Heard on High' introduces a lively, and...

This high-energy original Christmas spiritual is not to be missed! A driving gospel chorus alternates with contrasting verses, then a quote from 'Angels We Have Heard on High' introduces a lively, and...

This high-energy original Christmas spiritual is not to be missed! A driving gospel chorus alternates with contrasting verses, then a quote from 'Angels We Have Heard on High' introduces a lively, and...

Familiar words, new melody. Ruth's cheerful a cappella setting of the yuletide text accentuates the "peace on earth" lyric, adding a harmonically rich bridge on just those words. Crisp choral "ding do...

Familiar words, new melody. Ruth's cheerful a cappella setting of the yuletide text accentuates the "peace on earth" lyric, adding a harmonically rich bridge on just those words. Crisp choral "ding do...

Composer's note: 'I was introduced to William Blake's poem The Lamb many years ago through John Tavener's famous setting and, when commissioned by York Minster to write a carol for their 2019 nine les...