Amanda Sandborg Waesterberg (1842–1918), Sweden Composed a large number of hymns that were published in Free Church songbooks.    

Maria Fredrica von Stedingk (1799–1868), Sweden Born in Saint Petersburg. Composer and court attendant to Swedish Queen Desideria (Désirée Clary). Works include Nocturne för melodiinstrument.    

Sigrid Taube (Rabe) (1888–1981), Sweden Pianist and composer. Studied music in Berlin. Composed piano pieces, chamber music, and songs.

Hélène Tham, née Murray (1843–1925), Sweden Composed songs for voice and piano, several choral works, and music for piano and for violin and piano.        

Hedda (Anna Hedvig) Wrangel, née Lewenhaupt (1793–1833), Sweden   Baronness. A friend of Fredrika Bremer. Compositions include Tre sånger utur Frithiofs saga (tillegnad Frithiofs skald) (1828).      

Jeanna (Johanna) Åkerman, née Bauck (1798–1859), Sweden Organist at the English Church and an important figure in Gothenburg musical life. Founded the Måndagssångöfvningssällspet, a society for women. Died in 1859 in Dresden…. Läs mer

Alethe Wilhelmine Georgine Due, née Sibbern (1812–1887), Norway Composed a number of songs. Her husband was Frederik Due, the Norwegian prime minister and Sweden and Norway’s ambassador in Vienna. Member of the… Läs mer

Marzia Gaggioli (b. 1985), Italy Singer-songwriter who also composes art music. She has no formal musical training and composes completely by ear. She creates every aspect of the music on her… Läs mer

Pauline García-Viardot (1821–1910), France Singer and pianist; she studied voice with her father, Manual García, and piano with Franz Liszt. Married the director of the Théatre Italien in Paris, Louis Viardot,… Läs mer

Chaya Czernowin (b. 1957), Israel and the United States Studied composition in Tel Aviv at the Rubin Academy of Music, in Berlin, in the United States at the University of California,… Läs mer

Felicitas Kukuck (1914–2001), Germany     Website ›      

Kimi Sato (b. 1949), Japan Studied at the Toho-Gakuen University of Music and the National Superior Conservatory of Music; also studied composition with Olivier Messiaen. She has composed orchestral, solo instrumental, and… Läs mer

Marie Regina Siegling (1824–1920), United States and Germany Singer and composer; the daughter of instrument maker John Siegling, who emigrated to Charleston in the U.S. from Erfurt, Germany. Marie became known as… Läs mer

Mary Carlisle Howe (1882–1964), United States Pianist and composer. Studied for Richard Burmeister in Germany and at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. In 1925, with Amy Beach, she founded the Association… Läs mer

Charlotte Alington Pye Barnard (1830–1869), England Poet and composer of songs and hymns. Wrote under the pen name Claribel.   More information ›      

Alice Barnett (1886–1975), United States Studied at Chicago Musical College and the American Conservatory, Chicago, and later in Berlin. Taught music at San Diego High School and was for many years president… Läs mer

Tera de Marez Oyens (1932–1996), the Netherlands Studied piano and composition at the Amsterdam Conservatory. Worked as an organist and later as a teacher at the Zwolle Conservatory. Composed tone poems… Läs mer

Helene Hedsund (b. 1963), Sweden Studied composition for Marie Samuelsson and Justin Connolly; electroacoustic music at the Elektronmusikstudion (EMS); and computer music at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH)…. Läs mer

Claudia Sessa (ca. 1570–ca. 1619), Italy A nun from an aristocratic family in Milan. She entered the convent of S. Maria Annunciata and composed spiritual works, two of which have been preserved: Occhi… Läs mer

Ann Southam (1937–2010), Canada Studied at the University of Toronto and the Royal Conservatory of Music. Taught electronic music and composed a large number of works beginning in the 1960s, often working… Läs mer