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Marie Regina Siegling (1824–1920), United States and Germany Singer and composer; the daughter of instrument maker John Siegling, who emigrated to Charleston in the U.S. from Erfurt, Germany. Marie became known as… Läs mer

Mary Carlisle Howe (1882–1964), United States Pianist and composer. Studied for Richard Burmeister in Germany and at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. In 1925, with Amy Beach, she founded the Association… Läs mer

Charlotte Alington Pye Barnard (1830–1869), England Poet and composer of songs and hymns. Wrote under the pen name Claribel.   More information ›      

Alice Barnett (1886–1975), United States Studied at Chicago Musical College and the American Conservatory, Chicago, and later in Berlin. Taught music at San Diego High School and was for many years president… Läs mer

Tera de Marez Oyens (1932–1996), the Netherlands Studied piano and composition at the Amsterdam Conservatory. Worked as an organist and later as a teacher at the Zwolle Conservatory. Composed tone poems… Läs mer

Helene Hedsund (b. 1963), Sweden Studied composition for Marie Samuelsson and Justin Connolly; electroacoustic music at the Elektronmusikstudion (EMS); and computer music at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH)…. Läs mer

Claudia Sessa (ca. 1570–ca. 1619), Italy A nun from an aristocratic family in Milan. She entered the convent of S. Maria Annunciata and composed spiritual works, two of which have been preserved: Occhi… Läs mer

Ann Southam (1937–2010), Canada Studied at the University of Toronto and the Royal Conservatory of Music. Taught electronic music and composed a large number of works beginning in the 1960s, often working… Läs mer

Valentina Semyonovna Servova, née Bergman (1846–1924), Russia Composer and music critic. Studied piano with Anton Rubenstein at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, and later for the composer Aleksander Serof, whom she married in… Läs mer

Alice Samter (1908–2004), Germany Composer and music educator. Studied at the Academy of Music in Berlin. After working as a music teacher in Spandau, she began to compose. She was active in… Läs mer

Ivana Stefanović (b. 1948), Serbia Composer and writer. Studied composition and violin at the Music Academy in Belgrade and at IRCAM in Paris. She has held a number of managerial positions at Belgrade… Läs mer

Petra Bachratá (b. 1975), Slovakia Studied composition in Bratislava and electroacoustic music in Aveiro, Portugal and at IRCAM in Paris. She writes for orchestra (with solo voice or solo instrument) and… Läs mer

Anna Einarsson (b. 1978), Stockholm Singer and composer in Stockholm; educated at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and De Montford University in Leicester, England. Her compositional output includes orchestral and choral works… Läs mer

Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg (1613–1676), Germany   Composer and poet; Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. She studied music at the court of her father, John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. The court orchestra was… Läs mer

Natalia Janotha (1856–1932), Poland Pianist and composer. Her first piano teacher was her father, the composer Julius Janotha. Later she studied for Clara Schumann and probably Johannes Brahms. Toured in Europe… Läs mer

Berta Bock (1857–1945), Romania Composer who also worked as a pianist and voice teacher. She wrote an opera (Die Pfingstkrone) and music for several ballets as well as many songs for solo… Läs mer

Rosalind Frances Ellicott (1857–1924), England Studied piano at the Royal Academy of Music, London, and composition for Thomas Wingham. She began by composing large works for choir and orchestra (including… Läs mer

Benna Olufine Charlotte Moe (1897–1983), Denmark Organist and composer, also active as a pianist and singer. She studied organ as a private student at the Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium in Copenhagen. She… Läs mer

Teodora Ginés (ca. 1530–1598, or later senare), Cuba Composer and performer (played the vihuela and the bandora); often called the mother of Cuban folk music. Born in Santiago de los Caballeros, she… Läs mer

Paola Massarenghi (1565–1585), Italy Composer who is believed to have belonged to an affluent family. Just one of her works is preserved: Quando spiega l’insegn’al sommo padre, a sacred madrigal.    … Läs mer