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Gudrun Lund (b. 1930), Copenhagen, Denmark Composes in a variety of genres, both chamber and orchestral music. Her music takes the neoclassical tonal language as its starting point, but has increasingly moved… Läs mer

Els Aarne, after 1940 Els Paemurru (1917–1995), Estonia Estonian composer and teacher. Born in Makiivka, Ukraine; studied at the conservatory in Tallin, received a teaching degree in 1939, a piano degree… Läs mer

Maija Hynninen (b. 1977), Finland Composes orchestra, chamber, choral, and electronic music. More information ›        

Edith Canat de Chizy (b. 1950), Lyon, France French composer. Since completing her studies she has worked as a music educator. She has also studied electroacoustic music. More information: Edith Canat de Chizy ›… Läs mer

Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri (b. 1974), Greece/Berlin  Her work focuses on re-examining and re-creating musical instruments as sound-producing bodies, and on investigating sound and the visual aspect of performance. She works chiefly with electronic… Läs mer

Gráinne Mulvey (b. 1966), Dublin, Ireland Composes, choral, orchestral, chamber, and electroacoustic music. grainnemulvey.com Music examples: Horizons Fanfare Horizons Fanfare (2006). In memoriam Brendan and Josephine Mulvey: 0000 432 b tbn 1… Läs mer

Jennifer Walshe (b. 1974), New York, United States Irish composer and vocal artist. Composes vocal, orchestral, chamber, and electroacoustic music. Jennifer Walshe at cmc.ie Libris Solar  

Barbara Strozzi (1619–1677), Italy  Singer and composer. Wrote vocal music, mostly for soprano but also for other voices. Music example: L’astratto   Barbara Strozzi on Wikipedia

Maddalena Casulana (1544–1590), Italy Italian composer, lutist, and singer. She is the first woman composer in Western music history whose music was printed and published. More information: Maddalena Casulana ›   Selected works:… Läs mer

Francesca Caccini (1587–1641), Florence, Italy Italian composer, singer, lutist, poet, and teacher. Her La liberazione di Ruggiero, first performed in 1625,  is considered the earliest opera by a woman composer. More information ›  … Läs mer

Isabella Leonarda (1620–1704), Italy Leonarda composed more than 200 works. They are preserved in the Biblioteca del Liceo Musicale, Bologna. Twenty were published during her lifetime, the earliest in 1642. Her output… Läs mer

Marianna Motroni Andreozzi-Bottini (1802–1858), Italy   Elected to the Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna at age 18 for her many compositions. She was a prolific composer and has an impressive list of works. Most… Läs mer

Antonia Bembo (1640–1720), Venice, Italy  Italian composer and singer. Composed operas, cantatas, and motets. Many of her pieces are for soprano with figured bass accompaniment. Her music combines French and Italian… Läs mer

Lydia Auster (1912–1933), Kazakhstan and Estonia Pianist and composer. Active in Estonia. From 1948–1984 she was head of music for Estonian radio and television. Composed works for string quartet, piano,… Läs mer

Christina (Dina) Appeldoorn (1884–1938), Rotterdam, the Netherlands Dutch composer and pianist. Studied composition for F. E. A. Koeberg and later for Johan Wagenaar. Composed chamber music, vocal music, orchestral music, and… Läs mer

Dorothy Buchanan (b. 1945), Christchurch, New Zealand Has written music for various types of ensemble, including orchestra, school choir, and string quartet, as well as opera and dance music and music… Läs mer

Cecilie Ore (b. 1954), Norway  Composes choral, orchestral, chamber, and electroacoustic music. She has also written dramatic music and created intermedia pieces. cecilieore.no Music examples: NUNC ET NUNC (1994). 3-3-3-3… Läs mer

Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje (b. 1974), Norway Composes chamber, orchestral, vocal, and electroacoustic music; also children’s music and multimedia/installations. Ratkje performs as a singer and vocal artist in groups such as Spunk and Agrare and… Läs mer

Lene Grenager (b. 1969), Oslo, Norway Composer, cellist, and conductor, with commissions from Cikada, Ensemble Ernst, the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, the Bodø Sinfonietta, Nordiske Musikkdager, Fylkingen, and the Affinis Ensemble.   Music… Läs mer

Emelie Mayer (1812–1883), Germany  Teachers included Carl Loewe. Mostfly wrote chamber music, but also six symphonies and a number of concert overtures, lieder, and an opera (Die Fischerin). Music examples: Symphony… Läs mer