Composers

Gisela Hernández Gonzalo (1912–1971), Cuba Composer and music educator. She taught music at the Hubert de Blanck Conservatory. Her compositions frequently include Afro-Cuban elements. She composed a number of songs as well… Läs mer

Jadwiga Szajna-Lewandowska (1912–1994), Poland Born in Brody (then under Polish rule, now in Ukraine). Studied at the Lvov Conservatory and the Academy of Music in Wroclaw. Worked as a teacher and a… Läs mer

Josée Vigneron-Ramackers (b. 1914), Belgium Composer, conductor, and music educator. Studied harmony and counterpoint in Limbourg. Her output includes works for solo instruments, saxophone quartet, eight clarinets, oboe and organ, and… Läs mer

Jana Obrovská (1920–1987), Czech Republic Pianist, music educator, and composer. Studied at the Prague Conservatory. Wrote solo instrumental music (especially for guitar) as well as orchestral and chamber works. More information… Läs mer

Maria Teresa Pelegrí i Marimón (1907–1995), Spain Began studying piano as a child and continued throughout her youth. She began to compuse first later in life, after a hiatus in her musical activites… Läs mer

Cornélie van Oosterzee (1863–1943), the Netherlands Born in Jakarta, Indonesia. Began piano studies at age 16 in Holland; later studied in Stuttgart and Berlin. She wrote the opera Das Gelöbnis and works for… Läs mer

Hanna Beekhuis (1899–1980), the Netherlands Piano studies in Geneva and Cologne. She founded the Intiemen Art Circle in the early 1930s for practitioners in all the arts. Composed for chamber… Läs mer

Margherita Galeotti (1867–after 1912), Italy Pianist and composer. Studied composition and piano in Florence and Bologna. Toured as a concert pianist in Europe. Composed pieces for piano, a piano trio, and sonatas… Läs mer

Sophie Gail, née Garre (1775–1819), France Singer and composer. Studied piano from a very young age. Married the scholar Jean-Baptiste Gail; they divorced in 1801. She continued to study music and toured Europe… Läs mer

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