Hope Temple, née Dotie Davis (1859–1938), Ireland Composer. Assisted André Messager with the opera Mirette (she also became Mrs. Messager). She is most known for a number of popular songs, including Auf Wiederseh’n (text:… Läs mer

Ida Vivado (Orsini), (1913–1989), Chile Pianist and composer (born in Peru). Trained at the national conservatory in Chile. She composed works for piano, for piano and voice, and for orchestra…. Läs mer

Carolina Uccelli (1810–1885), Italy Made her composer’s debut at age 20 with the opera Saul, for which she wrote both the music and the libretto. It was performed at the Teatro della Pergola,… Läs mer

Esther Scliar (1926–1978), Brazil Pianist, composer, and educator. Taught composition at the Instituto Villa-Lobos and the Seminários de Música Pró-Arte, Rio de Janeiro. She composed many choral works and works for chamber ensemble, for solo… Läs mer

Louise Talma (1906–1996), United States Born in France. Educated at New York University and Columbia University and studied composition with Nadia Boulanger. Composed around 40 large works for orchestra, for piano, and for… Läs mer

Julia Smith (1905–1989), United States Composer, pianist, writer, and musicologist. Educated at the University of North Texas College of Music and the Juilliard School. She was pianist for the all-female Orchestrette Classique… Läs mer

Ilona Sekacz (b. 1948), United Kingdom Has composed for theater, film, and television. Studied music and composition at the University of Birmingham, with a special focus on drama and theater. She has… Läs mer

Kay Swift (1897–1993), United States Studied composition at the Institute of Musical Art, New York (now the Juilliard School). She was the first woman to compose a musical, Fine and Dandy (1930). She… Läs mer

Alba Trissina (1622–?), Italy A nun at the monastery of Araceli in Vicenza. Studied with Leone Leoni. All of her known compositions, which include four motets, are written for alto voice.  … Läs mer

Karen Tanaka (b. 1961), Japan Began studying piano and composition as a child. Continued her studies in Tokyo, Paris, and IRCAM and for Luciano Berio. Her interest in nature and the… Läs mer

Rose Thisse-Derouette (1902–1989), Belgium Composer, conductor, musicologist, educator. She composed songs for solo voice and piano, arrangements of Belgian folk music, and opera.    

Joan Trimble (1915–2000), Ireland Composer and pianist. Studied at Trinity College in Dublin, the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and the Royal College of Music, London. During WWII she gained popularity… Läs mer

Cornelia Tăutu (b. 1938), Romania Studied at the Bucharest Conservatory (subjects included music theory, composition, orchestration). Further studies and research in New York. She has composed music for film and television, but… Läs mer

Pauline-Marie-Elisa Thys (1836–1909), France Composer and librettist. She composed operettas, opéra comiques, and the opera Le Marriage de Tabarin ou La congiura di Chevreuse (1878).      

Karmella Tsepkolenko (b. 1955), Ukraine Studied at the School of Stolyarsky in Odessa and later at Moscow State Pedagogical University, in Darmstadt, and in Bayreuth. She has received numberous prizes and awards. She… Läs mer

Erna Woll (1917–2005), Germany Composer, church musician, and writer. Studied composition at the Academy of Music in Munich and later also in Cologne. She composed over 200 works, including solo songs and… Läs mer

Errollyn Wallen (b. 1958), United Kingdom Born in Belize (formerly British Honduras); currently lives and resides in the U.K. She first studied dance but later turned to composition, which she studied in London and… Läs mer

Hildegard Westerkamp (b. 1946), Germany German-Canadian composer. Attended the Freiburg Conservatory and the University of Columbia, Vancouver. She works with electroacoustic music and with acoustic environments and soundscapes. She has composed music… Läs mer

Mary Knight Wood (1857–1944), United States  Composer, pianist, music educator. She wrote around 50 songs.

Maude Valérie White (1855–1937), United Kingdom Born in Normandy, raised in England. She took piano lessons as a young child and went on to study composition and counterpoint in London and Torquay… Läs mer