Sheet Music by Women Composers for Violin: Solo & Ensemble Works

Being Russian born I have a strong connection to the ballet scores of Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Stravinsky, and as a result in the Wild Swans, more than in any other work of mine, I allowed myself th...

Black Cat - behind the title, one may rightly assume an allusion to the composer's surname, which comes from the Russian language. Elena Kats-Chernin indulges her passion for ragtime and tango in this...

Sonate pour violon seul Op.16 was composed between October 2021 and May 2022 for three violinists I deeply respect and who mean a lot to me. Dedicated to Jacques Ghestem, the first movement draws its...

Violine und Klavier

Written in Iceland, Ciaccona draws inspiration from Iceland's fiery, ice-filled landscapes - evident particularly in its episode displaying flageolets - as well as from Iceland's legendary hidden inha...

Victor Music for the stage for Victor ou les Enfants au pouvoir by Roger Vitrac (1928) Between 2001 and 2006, Caroline Charrière wrote several pieces of music for the Théâtre des Osses in Fribourg, ei...

Victor Music for the stage for Victor ou les Enfants au pouvoir by Roger Vitrac (1928) Between 2001 and 2006, Caroline Charrière wrote several pieces of music for the Théâtre des Osses in Fribourg, ei...

Bring virtuosic elegance and expressive depth to the stage with the "Concert Piece for Violin and Orchestra"! Published by the renowned Broekmans & Van Poppel, this high-quality edition features a car...

COMPOSER'S NOTES The music of these violin duos has been influenced by the centuries-long flow of traditional music from the British Isles to North America and back again. The compositions are dedicat...

Written during the UK Coronavirus lockdown for violin and piano, this little piece takes inspiration from the blossom on local fruit trees that I have watched developing and blooming in the past weeks...

The Sky Stretched Thin, a four-minute piece for baroque or modern violin, takes inspiration from a poem by Simon Armitage written during lockdown with the same title. The week that I read this newly p...

Desiderium is a short solo violin piece first performed by Pekka Kuusisto in Los Angeles, California. Dedicated to the violinist’s late brother, the composer notes, “This work is inspired by family: t...

Three short settings of poetry by the 20th century poet and screenwriter Jacques Prévert for actor and violin. Composed over a period of five year for performance at informal occasions by the composer...

This three-part piece was written over a period of 12 years for the composer’s daughter. Each movement takes it title from a chapter in Gaston Bonnier’s guide to flower identification. This edition in...

The two violin duets entitled Danse des Flocons were first written by the composer for her daughter Aliisa, who at the time was seven years old and an aspiring violinist. The titular flocons (flakes)...

The two violin duets entitled Danse des Flocons were first written by the composer for her daughter Aliisa, who at the time was seven years old and an aspiring violinist. The titular flocons (flakes)...

La vie sépare ceux qui s’aiment (…but thankfully, in this case, not for long) is a short 2 minute work for piano and violin commissioned in 2023.

This version of Kaija Saariaho’s Tocar for violin and harp is dedicated to Renee and Susan Jolle. The original version of Tocar for violin and piano (CH76703) was commissioned by the International Jea...

My "Danse Macabre" uses the beginning of a song from the Baroque period: "Es ist ein Schnitter, der heißt Tod..." and the persuasive power of the rondo form. The motif introduced at the beginning subl...

Experience an Impressionistic masterpiece full of freshness, poetry, and tonal elegance with Lili Boulanger’s "D’un Matin de Printemps". This work masterfully captures the awakening of nature and the...