THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WOMEN COMPOSERS

(but maybe no one has told you about them)

Project to highlight music composed by women throughout history

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Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847 - 1935) Brazil

Composer, pianist, and the first female orchestra conductor in Brazil. She used elements of popular culture in her music, which was...

Composer and pianist, she was considered one of the greatest piano virtuosos of her time. In 1883, she began teaching piano at the St....

Composer and pianist, she wrote opera, chamber music, piano works, numerous songs, and a lost piano concerto. Here's her Phantasie Op. 21...

Composer, pianist, and conductor who sometimes used the pseudonym N. Lago. I'm sharing her Cello Sonata, Op. 66, as well as the link to...

She was the sovereign and sole queen of the Kingdom of Hawaii, ruling from 1891 until her overthrow by a coalition of American...

She wrote around 35 short piano pieces. Her most famous work was La prière d'une vierge, Op. 4, published in 1856, which I share below,...

Composer, teacher, and mezzo-soprano of Spanish descent. Younger sister of María Malibrán (a composer who also appears on this blog). At...

Composer, pianist, and teacher. Considered one of the most outstanding pianists of the Romantic era, she exerted her influence throughout...

Josephine's mother, Regina Hitzelberger, was an opera singer and began teaching her piano at age 5, recognizing her great potential as a...

She was one of the most famous opera singers of the 19th century. Malibrán was known for her stormy personality and dramatic intensity,...

Composer and pianist. Respect for her compositions allowed her to survive the French Reign of Terror (1793-1794), as a series of...

Composer, pianist, and singer. Maria Theresia lost her sight at an early age, but had an excellent memory and extremely keen hearing,...

Composer and singer. She wrote 12 sonatas for piano and violin, six in Op. 1 and six more in Op. 2, which were published in London in...

Composer, pianist, and singer. The Martinez family lived in rooms in a large building on Michaelerplatz in Vienna. As was common in those...

Composer and singer. Chiara Margarita was a Benedictine nun and was cloistered in the convent of Santa Radegonda in Milan, where, upon...

She studied at the Paris Conservatory with Auric, Durey, Honegger, Milhaud, and Poulenc, forming the group known as Les Six (The Six),...

She is considered one of Croatia's leading composers. She wrote around 106 works, mostly in the late Romantic style, including piano...

Composer, teacher, writer, and music critic. She wrote works for piano, chamber music, orchestra, voice, and vocal ensembles. She taught...

Composer and harpist, she wrote a method for harp that is still used today. Here is her Ballade fantastique and the link to download the...

A prolific composer of the late Romantic period, she wrote more than 300 works, including pieces for solo piano, organ, chamber music, a...

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