Composers

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

Helen Bowater (b. 1952), New Zealand Studied music at Victoria University in Wellington. Studied electroacoustic music for teachers including Ross Harris. Has worked as a singer, pianist, and violinist with various ensembles,… Läs mer

Mansi (Clemensa) Barberis (1899–1986), Romania Violinist, music teacher, conductor, and composer. Studied composition at the George Enescu Conservatory in Bucharest, and later in Berlin, Paris, and Vienna. Her compositional style shows clear… Läs mer

Linda Bouchard (b. 1957), Canada Composer and director; she studied music at Bennington College in Vermont and at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. She has composed music for theater… Läs mer

Wendy Mae Chambers (b. 1953), United States Studied composition at Stony Brook University, New York. Important influences for her music and projects have included Christo, Andy Warhol, and John Cage. She enjoys working on… Läs mer

Ana Bofill Levi (b. 1944), Spain Architect and composer. Studied architecture, art, philosophy, and electroacoustic music. Began composing in 1971 and has written for chamber ensemble, solo instruments, and voice, as well… Läs mer

Augusta Browne (1820–1882), United States Belonged to the first wave of women composers in the U.S., in the mid-1850s. She was probably the most famous of her peers, best known for the… Läs mer

Mlle (or Anne or Margurite) Bocquet (early 1600s–ca. 1660), France Lutist and composer. Her circle included the founders and members of  L’Académie française. Her compositions explore the chromatic capabilities of the lute; she… Läs mer

Giovanna Bruna Baldacci (1886–ca. 1910), Italy Composer, pianist, and poet. Studied piano and composition at the Istituto Musicale, Florence. Worked as a concert pianist in Italy and Switzerland. She also taught… Läs mer

Anne Louise Brillon de Jouy, née Boyvin d’Hardancourt (1744–1824), France Harpsichordist and composer. Luigi Boccherini dedicated sonatas for piano and violin to her, “as one of the greatest women harpsichordists in Europe.” Her… Läs mer

Cecilia Maria Barthélemon (ca. 1769–ca. 1840), England Opera singer, composer, pianist, and organist. Works include a number of sonatas, one of which was dedicated to family friend Joseph Haydn (Sonata no…. Läs mer

Eugénie-Emelie Juliette Folville (1870–1946), Belgium Pianist, violinist, conductor, composer, and music pedagogue. Studied violin for teachers including Charles Malherbe; made her professional debut as a violinist in 1879. She composed an opera (Attala)… Läs mer