Izabella Kuliffay (1863–1945), Hungary Pianist and composer. Studied at the National Conservatory in Budapest and at the Budapest Academy of Music. She taught music and founded a school for girls. She composed for… Läs mer

Florence Maud Ewart (1864–1949), United Kingdom and Australia Violinist, composer, and music pedagogue. Made her debut as a concert violinist at age 14 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Studied at… Läs mer

Vivian Fine (1913–2000), United States Began studying composition at an early age; teachers included Ruth Crawford. Made her professional as a composer at age 16 with performances of Solo for Oboe and Two Pieces for… Läs mer

Miriam Beatrice Hyde (1913–2005), Australia. Composer, pianist, poet, and music educator. Studied at the Royal College of Music, London; returned to Australia in 1936, where she was active as both a… Läs mer

Netty Simons (1913–1994), United States Pianist, composer, music educator, and music editor. Studied for Percy Grainger and at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. Was a concert producer in… Läs mer

Peggy Stuart-Coolidge (1913–1981), United States Composer and conductor. Studied piano as a child and went on to the New England Conservatory. Founded an all-women’s orchestra and was assistant conductor for the… Läs mer

Cacilda Borges Barbosa (1914–2010), Brazil Pianist, composer, and conductor. Studied music at the National School of Music of Brazil. Collaborated from 1930 with Heitor Villa-Lobos and headed the Instituto Villa-Lobos. Composed works for orchestra… Läs mer

Teresa Rampazzi (1914–2001), Italy Pianist and composer. Pioneer in electroacoustic music. Studied composition at the Milan Conservatory and was professor in electroacoustic music at the Padua Conservatory. She worked with electronic… Läs mer

Josée Vigneron-Ramackers (b. 1914), Belgium Composer, conductor, and music educator. Studied harmony and counterpoint in Limbourg. Her output includes works for solo instruments, saxophone quartet, eight clarinets, oboe and organ, and… Läs mer

Katharina Elisabeth Meyer (1859–1927), Denmark Studied music with her mother, possibly also with Hans Jørgen Malling and Ludwig Birkedal Barford. She wrote around 60 songs, one cantata (lost), and music… Läs mer

Jeanne Behrend (1912–1988), United States Pianist, composer, and music teacher. Studied at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. Was a professional pianist and taught at various institutions, including the Juilliard School of… Läs mer

Gisela Hernández Gonzalo (1912–1971), Cuba Composer and music educator. She taught music at the Hubert de Blanck Conservatory. Her compositions frequently include Afro-Cuban elements. She composed a number of songs as well… Läs mer

Jadwiga Szajna-Lewandowska (1912–1994), Poland Born in Brody (then under Polish rule, now in Ukraine). Studied at the Lvov Conservatory and the Academy of Music in Wroclaw. Worked as a teacher and a… Läs mer

Josée Vigneron-Ramackers (b. 1914), Belgium Composer, conductor, and music educator. Studied harmony and counterpoint in Limbourg. Her output includes works for solo instruments, saxophone quartet, eight clarinets, oboe and organ, and… Läs mer

Jana Obrovská (1920–1987), Czech Republic Pianist, music educator, and composer. Studied at the Prague Conservatory. Wrote solo instrumental music (especially for guitar) as well as orchestral and chamber works. More information… Läs mer

Maria Teresa Pelegrí i Marimón (1907–1995), Spain Began studying piano as a child and continued throughout her youth. She began to compuse first later in life, after a hiatus in her musical activites… Läs mer

Cornélie van Oosterzee (1863–1943), the Netherlands Born in Jakarta, Indonesia. Began piano studies at age 16 in Holland; later studied in Stuttgart and Berlin. She wrote the opera Das Gelöbnis and works for… Läs mer

Hanna Beekhuis (1899–1980), the Netherlands Piano studies in Geneva and Cologne. She founded the Intiemen Art Circle in the early 1930s for practitioners in all the arts. Composed for chamber… Läs mer

Margherita Galeotti (1867–after 1912), Italy Pianist and composer. Studied composition and piano in Florence and Bologna. Toured as a concert pianist in Europe. Composed pieces for piano, a piano trio, and sonatas… Läs mer

Sophie Gail, née Garre (1775–1819), France Singer and composer. Studied piano from a very young age. Married the scholar Jean-Baptiste Gail; they divorced in 1801. She continued to study music and toured Europe… Läs mer