Mon (Marie Gustava) Schjelderup (1870–1934), Norway Composer, pianist, and piano teacher. Studied piano for Agathe Backer Grøndahl; later studied piano and music theory at the Royal Academy of Music in Berlin and the… Läs mer

Claudia Rusca (1593–1676), Italy Composer, singer, and organist. A nun at the Umiliate monastery of St. Caterina in Brera, Italy. Her compositions include the Sacri concerti à 1–5 con salmi e canzoni francesi (1630).  … Läs mer

Ludmila Ulehla (1923–2009), United States Composer and distinguished music educator. Began studying music as a small child and composing at age five. Later she attended the Manhattan School of Music, where she… Läs mer

Emmy Frensel-Wegener (1901–1973), the Netherlands Violinist, pianist, composer, and poet. The daughter of composer Bertha Frensel Wegener-Koopman. Emmy studied at the Amersterdam Conservatory and wrote music for orchestra, chamber ensemble, piano, and… Läs mer

Elizabeth Vercoe (b. 1941), United States Composer and music educator. Studied music at the University of Michigan. Taught at Westminster Choir College, Princeton, and at Regis College. She has won many… Läs mer

Emilie Zumsteeg (1796–1857), Germany Composer, choir director, conductor, singer, pianist, piano teacher. In 1830 she founded the first women’s choir in Württemberg, and she initiated and conducted performances of oratorias and opera… Läs mer

Beatriz Bilbao (b. 1951), Venezuela Composer and teacher. Studied at Indian University, the New England Conservatory of Music, and at the George Dima Music Conservatory in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She composes… Läs mer

Hedwige (Gennaro-) Chrétien (1859–1944), France Composer; after 1899 a professor at the Paris Conservatory (where she began her studies in 1874). She won a number of composition competitions and composed some 150… Läs mer

Leonora Duarte (1610–1678?), Belgium Flemish composer from a musical home in Antwerp (her family was Portuguese and Jewish) with many international contacts. Her surviving compositions include a concerto for viola, a sinfonia, and… Läs mer

Tania León (b. 1943), United States Composer, pianist, and conductor. Born in Havana; has resided in the U.S since 1967. Studied at the Carlos Alfredo Peyrellade Conservatory and at the National Conservatory, Cuba;… Läs mer

Grażyna Krzanowska (b. 1952), Poland Studied composition at the state music academy in Wrocław. She has written solo instrumental, chamber, and orchestral works. More information (in Polish) ›        … Läs mer

Clarisse Leite (Dias Batista) (1917–2003), Brazil Composer, pianist, and music educator. Studied music in São Paulo and France. Was professor of music at Academia Internacional, Rio de Janeiro. Became known for her music with… Läs mer

Galina Grigorjeva (b. 1962), Estonia Born in Ukraine. Studied at the Odessa Conservatory, in Saint Petersburg, and at the Estonia Academy of Music. She has composed choral, chamber, solo instrumental, and… Läs mer

Teresa Procaccini (b. 1934), Italy Composer and music educator. She directed the Conservatory of Foggia and taught composition at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, until 2001. Her large compositional output… Läs mer

Ellen Paulina Heijkorn (1869–1950), Sweden Teacher and composer of songs. Studied at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. Taught singing and music at the Gustav Vasa elementary school and the Adolf Fredrik… Läs mer

Emmy Kristina Köhler (1858–1925), Sweden Teacher, writer, and composer. Studied piano at home and theory for Emil Sjögren. She composed the text and melody to the songs Nu tändas tusen juleljus (original… Läs mer

Laura Sedgwick Collins (1859–1927), United States Singer, pianist, and composer. Received early training in music from her mother, Emily Sedgwick. Studied at the Lyceum School of Acting, New York, and for Antonin… Läs mer

Hilda Aurora Thegerström (1838–1907), Sweden Piano, composer, and distinguished piano teacher. Studied at the A. F. Lindblad school of muisc and for Franz Berwald; later also for A. F. Marmontel in… Läs mer

Johanna (Hanna) Amalia Brooman (1810–1887), Sweden Music and language teacher in Stockholm; taught at the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theater’s acting school and its ballet school. Composed songs, including Norrlänningens hemlängtan (alternate title Hvi längtar du… Läs mer

Nanny Lejdström (1874–1959?), Sweden Trained at the music conservatory in Stockholm (1901). Her compositions include the songs Det var dans bort i vägen, Ingalill (text: Gustaf Fröding), and Loreley (German folk melody), as well… Läs mer