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Yardena Alotin (1930–1994), Israel and United States Composer and pianist. Studied in Tel Aviv. Composed for piano (including pieces for children) and chamber ensemble.   More information ›      … Läs mer

Lettie Beckon Alston (b. 1953), United States          

Beth Andersson (b. 1950), United States     Website ›    

Olive Anderson (1917–1995), Australia

Isabelle Aboulker (b. 1938), France After studying at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris, she began composing for the theater, film, and television. For many years she was head… Läs mer

Eva Dell’Acqua (1856–1930), Belgium   Singer and composer (daughter of the Italian painter Cesare Dell’Acqua). Composed for orchestra and chamber ensemble, and pieces for piano and voice, as well as operettas… Läs mer

Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini (1720–1795), Italy Composer, singer, and harpsichordist. Composed for voice and/or harpsichord. Many of her works have not been preserved, but she is known to have composed operas, arias,… Läs mer

Graciela Murguia Agudelo (b. 1945), Mexico Composer and pianist; founder of the Onix Ensamble. Has written many works for orchestra and chamber ensembles as well as music for the theater, television, and educational productions…. Läs mer

Ruth Anderson (b. 1928), United States

Caroline Ansink (b. 1959), Amsterdam, the Netherlands Flautist (member of the Clara Schumann Orchestra, Cologne; teacher at the Utrecht conservatory) and composer. Writes chamber music, orchestral music, and choral works.  … Läs mer

Eva Toller (b. 1959), Norrköping, Sweden Composes for choir and arranges music for choir (women’s, men’s, and mixed choirs). Website ›          

Rebecka Clarke  (1886-1979), England/USA Kompositör och violast. Studerade vid Royal Academy of Music, London, och blev en av de första kvinnliga, professionella musikerna.  Studerade komposition för Sir C H Stanford och… Läs mer

Rebecca Clarke  (1886–1979), England, United States Composer and violist. Studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London and became one of the first female professional orchestra musicians. She studied composition for… Läs mer

Albertina Fredrika (Ika) Peyron, (1845–1922) Composer, pianist, and organist. Studied for Ivar Hallström in Stockholm; also studied in London for several years during the 1860s. Back in Sweden, she studied with Jan van Boom, Josef… Läs mer

Kassia (810?–867?), Constantinople  Byzantine abbess, composer, and poet. She wrote about 50 Byzantine hymns, 23 of which were included in the official liturgy books of the Orthodox Church (many hymns from… Läs mer

Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (1602–ca. 1677), Italy  The youngest daughter of a wealthy merchant family. A Benedictine nun and abbess as well as a singer and composer, she spend her adult… Läs mer

Hildegard av Bingen (ca. 1098–ca. 1179), Germany   Hildegard of Bingen was born in Bemersheim, Germany. She was placed in the care of a monastery at age eight. Eventually she became a nun and… Läs mer

Lucie Vellère (1896–1966), Belgium  Composed chamber, orhcestral, vocal, and choral music. More information: Lucie Vellère on Wikipedia ›          

Luna Alcalay (b. 1928), Zagreb, Croatia Pianist, teacher, and composer. Considered one of Austria’s foremost composers. Studied piano and composition at the Vienna Academy of Music. Received a scholarship to study… Läs mer

Anđelka Bego-Šimunić (b. 1941), Bosnia  Bosnian composer of Croatian descent. Composes in a neoclassical style with elements of neo-romanticism and early Expressionism.   More information ›