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Composers

For women composing art (classical) music. This category is composed of links to composers listed in categories of Arts: Music: Composition: Composers and lists sites presenting information about women composers in general.

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Kaiser, Shirley
Concert pianist and composer of classical and healing music. Masterclasses, workshops, and recordings.

Davidson, Tina
Minimalist. Works for orchestra, mixed instrumental and vocal ensembles, soloists, and works with pre-recorded tape playback.

Tann, Hilary
Composer living in upstate New York, and chair of the Department of Performing Arts at Union College, Schenectady.

Williamson, Chris
Musical activist and popular music pioneer and composer.

Albritton, Anne
Arranger, pianist, and theorist in Dallas.

Edwards, Clara
American songwriter, 1880 to 1974. About her life and her music.

Milstein, Silvina
Lecturer in music at King's College London, author of a book on Schoenberg, and composer of orchestral and chamber music.

Jordan, Cynthia
Composer of piano music who seeks to create a peaceful environment with her music. Biography and recordings.

Serter, Jane
British composer. "Her music displays an enjoyment of opposites and extremes."

Nickerson, Camille
1888 to 1982. Noted for arranging and publishing Creole folk songs. African-American Art Song Alliance page.

Pittman, Evelyn LaRue
Noted for folk opera, spiritual arrangements and compositions for solo voice. 1827 to 1903. African-American Art Song Alliance page.

Plowman, Lynne
Composer and flautist living in Wales.

Lumb, Janet
Composer for film and video, saxophone player, and the artistic director of the Montreal Asian Heritage Festival.

Andrews, Nicola Ellis
Cornelius Cardew Composition Prize winner. Working by herself and also collaboratively with her husband poet Phil Andrews McGovern.

McLin, Lena Johnson
African-American Art Song Alliance page. Born 1929. "Her musical style reflects but is not limited to the influence of the church and gospel music."

Karadjov, Rostislava Pankova
Bulgarian born composer, currently living in Swaziland, Southern Africa.

Bennett, Jennifer
Composer of choral music living in Kingston, Ontario.

Stephan, Naomi
Choral composer living in California.

Huber, Ruth
"Classically trained and eclectically inclined" composer.

Miller, Jane Ramseyer
Singer, composer, and choir director.

Munn, Zae
"Associate Professor of Music at Saint Mary's College in South Bend, Indiana where she has taught composition, theory, and orchestration since 1990."

Villanueva, Maria Cecilia
Argentine composer. Curriculum vitae, list of works, audio samples, discography, bibliography, publications. Spanish and English site.

Ellen, Jane
American composer Jane Ellen (ASCAP) with biography, works, and other musings.

Miller, Elma
Composer and music typographer living in Canada.

Beglarian, Eve
Composer and performer Eve Beglarian, whose work ranges from art music to electronic music.

The Woman Composer Question
Bibliography of women composers, by Eugene Gates, Ed.D.

Andrée, Elfrida
Lived 1841 to 1929. Swedish Music Information Center page. Organist and composer.

Early Women Composers
Includes chronology; extensive biographies of obscure musicians; MIDI files; discography, bibliography, links.

Historical Women Composers
Biographies of women composers internationally.

Women Composers
A database of women whose music has been recorded on CD.

Musician's Biographies
Scores of short biographies about women composers throughout time. From Hildegard Publishing Company.

Women Composers: A Bibliography
Includes a bibliography and links.

Women in Czech Music
Promotes composers, past and present; includes links.

Loo, Katherine
Contains discography, and CD ordering information for the pianist.