Gabrielle Ferrari (1851–1921), France and Italy Composer and pianist. She studied composition in Paris for teachers including Charles Gounod and Theodore Dubois. She composed three operas (Le Tartare, La dernier amour, Le Cobzar)… Läs mer

Martha von Sabinin (1831–1892), Denmark/Russia Born in Copenhagen. Pianist, piano teacher, and composer. Studied with Georg and Clara Schumann, Peter Cornelius, and Franz Liszt. Was a music teacher at the court of… Läs mer

Xosroviduxt (early 700s), Armenia One of the earliest known woman composers. An Armenian composer, poet, and hymnographer. She is believed to have written the canon-like hymn (šarakan) Zarmanali e Ints.    … Läs mer

Carmen Barradas/Maria del Carmen Perez Jimenez Barradas (1888–1963), Uruguay Pianist, composer, and choral teacher. Lived with relatives in Spain, but returned to Montevideo in 1928, where she taught at the Institutos Normales…. Läs mer

Johanna Beyer (1888–1944), Germany and United States Born in Leipzig; moved to New York in 1924, where she studied at the Mannes College of Music. Later she taught at Greenwich House… Läs mer

Ilse Fromm-Michaels (1888–1986), Germany Pianist and composer. Studied in Berlin, first at the Hochschule für Musik and later at the Stern Conservatory. Her first career was as a concert pianist. Later, under… Läs mer

Anna Maria Klechniowska (1888–1973), Poland Born in Ukraine. Composer and music educator. Studied music in Warsaw, Leipzig, Paris, and Vienna (teachers included Nadia Boulanger). She composed orchestra and ballet music and… Läs mer

Julie Reisserová (1888–1938), Czech Republic Composer, conductor, music critic, and poet. After first studying piano and voice, she continued with studies in composition in Prague and Bern. She studied conducting in… Läs mer

Rosy Wertheim (1888–1967), the Netherlands Pianist, composer, and music educator. Studied piano, harmony, and counterpoint and graduated from the Nederlandse Toonkunstenaars Vereniging. She taught at the Amsterdam Music Lyceum and directed children’s… Läs mer

Emiliana de Zubeldia (1888–1987), Spain/Mexico Pianist and composer. Studied at the Madrid Conservatory and at Schola Cantorum in Paris. She moved to Latin America during the Spanish Civil War and… Läs mer

Ina Boyle (1889–1967), Ireland Studied counterpoint, harmony, and composition in Dublin and for her cousin Charles Wood as well as Ralph Vaughan Williams and Percy Buck. Her compositional output spans many genres: she… Läs mer

Pauline Oliveros (b. 1932), United States Composer, educator, and accordion player. She was a founding member of the San Francisco Tape Music Center and has taught at the University of California, San… Läs mer

Henriette Beaumesnil, née Henriette Adélaïde Villard (1747–1813), France Actress, singer at the Paris Opera, and composer. She interrupted her successful soloist career at the age of 33 (when she married Philippe Cauvy) and… Läs mer

Mélanie Hélène Bonis (1858–1937), France Also known as Mel Bonis. Successful and highly prolific composer. She composed at least 300 pieces in various genres and for various forces: solo pieces for… Läs mer

Chiara Benati (b. 1956), Italy Studied at the music conservatory in Bologna. Taught counterpoint at the Giovanni Battista Martini conservatory in Bologna. Composes for solo instruments, chamber ensemble, choir, and orchestra…. Läs mer

Kateřina Emingerová (1856–1937), Czech Republic Pianist, music educator and writer, composer. Studied in her youth for teachers including Bedřich Smetana, Frank Skroup, and Adolf Čech; later she studied at the Hochschule for Musik, Berlin. She… Läs mer

Bertha Frensel Wegener, née Koopman (1874–1953), the Netherlands Composer and music educator. Studied piano at the Amsterdam Conservatory and composition for Bernhard Zweers. She wrote songs and chamber music.      

Helen Hopekirk (1856-1945), Scotland and the United States Scottish-American pianist and composer. Made her professional debut as a pianist in 1874. Studied composition for Carl Reinecke in Leipzig. She wrote piano… Läs mer

Laura Kaminsky (b. 1956), United States Composer and music educator. Studied at the High School of Music and Art, New York, and the City College of New York (CUNY). She has received numerous… Läs mer

Eva Jessye (1895–1992), United States Choir director and composer. The first African-American woman to receive international recognition as a professional choir director. She founded several choirs and worked with George Gershwin on the music… Läs mer