Harriet Abrams (ca. 1758–1821), England Soprano (a noted Handel interpreter) and composer. Studied voice, music theory, and composition for Thomas Arne. She wrote many songs, including Italian and English canzonettas and… Läs mer

María Emma de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui (1873–1957), Spain Pianist and composer, a native of Cuba but resident of Spain from age nine. Studied at Santiago de Compostela and for… Läs mer

Kristi A. Allik (b. 1952), Canada Composer and professor at Queens’s University, Ontario. Composes electroacoustic music.   Website ›          

Adelaide Orsola Appignani (1807–1884), Italy Composer, singer, and conductor in Florence and Rome. Composed melodramas, an opera (I riti indiana, 1834), a sinfonia, and a cantata.    

Mirjana Živković (b. 1935), Serbia Composer and musicologist.

Lidia Zielińska (b. 1953), Poland Composer and violinist; pupil of Andrzej Koszewski. Professor of composition at the Music Academy in Poznań. Her large output includes works for chamber ensemble, music for orchestra and the stage,… Läs mer

Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya, also Elisabeth (von) Schultz-Adaïewsky (1846–1926), Russia Composer, pianist, and musicologist. Teachers included Anton Rubinstein at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Wrote works for choir, three operas, and, notably, a piece including quarter… Läs mer

Arazova Izabella Konstantinovna (b. 1936), Armenia Born in Russia. Studied in Leningrad and Yerevan for teachers including Edvard Mirzoyan. Has taught composition and orchestration in Yerevan. Has composed for chamber ensemble, orchestra,… Läs mer

Violet Archer (1913–2000), Canada Composer, pianist, organist, and percussionist. Teachers included Béla Bartók and Paul Hindemith. Composed many works for piano, organ, choir, and orchestra, as well as songs.   More information… Läs mer

Lejla Agolli (b. 1950), Albania Studied composition and orchestration at Tish Daijan, Tirana. She writes for voice, orchestra, and chamber ensembles.   More information ›          

Isabel Aretz-Thiele (1909–2005), Argentina Composer, folk music scholar, author. Studied South American folk music for many years and made recordings. Composed works for orchestra (including symphonies), choir, and solo instruments (suites for piano… Läs mer

Martha Alter (1904–1976), United States Pianist and composer. Taught at institutions including Connecticut College. Composed for voice, choir, orchestra, and the ballet.          

Anneli Arho (b. 1951), Finland Composition studies at the Sibelius Academy in Helsingfors. Has written music for solo instruments, chamber ensemble, and ensemble with solo voice.

Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt, née von Thurn und Taxis (1755–1810), Denmark Generally considered Denmark’s first woman composer. Born in Regensburg, Germany; died in Prague, but resided for most of her life in Denmark. Her works include the… Läs mer

Sieglinde Maria Ahrens (b. 1936), Germany Composer and organist. Teachers included her father Joseph Ahrens, Darius Milhaud och Olivier Messiaen. Authored a book on the organ music of Messiaen. Organist in Berlin,… Läs mer

Ivana Lang (1912–1982), Croatia Composer and pianist. Has composed works for orchestra and piano, chamber music, and an opera (Kastavski kapetan).  

Barbara Pentland (1912–2000), Canada Studied at the Juilliard School in New York. During her first years she composed in a neoclassical style. After studying in Darmstadt, she became influenced by… Läs mer

Elisabeth (von) Schultz-Adaïewsky (1846–1926) See Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya.          

Elinor Armer (b. 1939), San Francisco, United States Studied composition for Darius Milhaud and Alexander Libermann. Teaches at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Has written chamber music and Uses of Music… Läs mer

Margrit Zimmermann (b. 1927), Switzerland Pianist, conductor, and composer. Studied composition in Paris for Arthur Honegger and conducting for Igor Markevich and Hans Swarowski. She has written music for chamber orchestra, symphony orchestra,… Läs mer