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Composers By Historical Period*
*Note: dates for historical periods are approximate.
Medieval (before 1400)
Renaissance (1400-1600)
- Aleotti/Aleotta, Vittoria (1574-1646)
- Allessandra, Caterina (fl. 1609-1618)
- Caccini, Francesca (1587-ca.1638-40)
- Caccini, Settimia (1591-1661)
- Campana, Francesca (-1665)
- Casulana, Maddalena (1544-ca.1566-83)
- Cesis, Sulpitia (1577-)
- Cozzolani, Chiara (-1653)
- Orsini, Leonora (?1560-1634 )
- Quinciani, Lucia (fl. 1611-)
- Sessa, Claudia (fl. 1613-)
- Trissina, Alba (fl. 1622-)
- Vizzana, Donna Lucrezia (1590-1662 )
Baroque (1600-1750)
- Agnesi-Pinottini, Maria (1720-1795)
- Badalla, Rosa Giacinta (1660-1715)
- Bembo, Antonia (1643-1715)
- Gambarini, Elisabetta de (1731-1765 )
- La Guerre, Élisabeth Jacquet de (ca. 1664-1729 )
- Leonarda, Isabella (1620-1704 )
- Lombardini-Sirmen, Maddalena (1720-1795 )
- Meda, Bianca Maria (ca. 1665-after 1700 )
- Paradis, Maria Theresia von (1759-1824 )
- Peruchona, Maria Xaviera (ca. 1652-after 1709 )
- Sophie, Elizabeth (1613-1676 )
- Strozzi, Barbara (1619-after 1664 )
Classical (1730-1820)
- Auenbrugg, Marianna d' ( -1786 )
- Auernhammer, Josepha (1758-1820)
- Barthélemon, Cecilia Maria (1770-1840)
- Billington, Elizabeth Weichsell (1765-1818)
- Boetzelaer, Josina van den (1733-1797)
- Bon, Anna (ca. 1740-)
- Brillon, Madam (1744-1824)
- Candeille, Amélie-Julie (1767-1834)
- Cianchettini, Veronika (1769-1833)
- Danzi, Maria Margarethe (1768-1800 )
- Duchambge, Charlotte (1778-1858 )
- Dussek, Sophia (1775-1847 )
- Guest, Jane Mary (1764-after 1814 )
- Krumpholtz, Anne-Marie (1755-1813 )
- Lebrun, Framziska (1756-1791 )
- Liebmann, Hélène (1796-after 1835 )
- Madame Bayon-Louis, (-1825)
- Martines, Marianna (1744-1812 )
- Mercken, Sophie (1776-1821 )
- Montgeroult, Helene de Nervo de (1764-1836 )
- Park, Maria Hester Reynolds (1760-1813 )
- Pittar, Fanny (1785-1815 )
- Reichardt, Juliane Benda (1752-1783 )
- Savage, Jane (ca. 1780-ca. 1830 )
- Schröter, Corona Elisabeth (1751-1802 )
- Weichsell, Elizabeth (c. 1765-1818)
Romantic (1850-1900)
- Bergh, Gertrude van den (1793-1840)
- Blahetka, Maria Leopoldine (1811-1887)
- Bright, Dora (1863-1951)
- Bronsart, Ingeborg von (1840-1913)
- Bulkley, Olivia Dussek (mid1790s-after 1845)
- Chaminade, Cecile (1857-1944)
- Colbran, Isabella (1785-1845)
- Farrenc, Louise (1804-1875 )
- Grandval, Marie (1830-1907 )
- Grøndahl, Agathe Backer (1847-1907 )
- Hensel, Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847 )
- Jaëll, Marie (1846-1925 )
- Kinkel, Johanna (1810-1858 )
- Kralik, Mathilde (1857-1944 )
- Lang, Josephine (1815-1880 )
- Le Beau, Luise (1850-1927 )
- Mayer, Emilie (1821-1883 )
- Menter, Sophie (1846-1918 )
- Schumann, Clara (1819-1896 )
- Smith, Alice Mary (1839-1884 )
- Stirling, Elizabeth (1819-1895 )
- Szymanowska, Maria (1789-1831 )
- Viardot-Garcia, Pauline (1821-1910 )
- Westenholz, Eleonore Sophia (1759-1838 )
- Zumsteeg, Emilie (1796-1857 )
Early 20th Century (1900-1950)
- Andrée, Elfrida (1841-1929)
- Aufderheide, May (1888-1972)
- Bauer, Marion (1882-1955)
- Beach, Amy (1867-1944)
- Bergersen, Marie Christine (1894-1989)
- Boulanger, Lili (1893-1918)
- Carmichael, Mary (1850/51-1935)
- Carreño, Teresa (1853-1917)
- Clarke, Rebecca (1886-1979)
- Crawford, Ruth (1901-1953)
- del Riego, Teresa (1876-1968)
- Heritte-Viardot, Louise (1841-1918 )
- Hier, Ethel Glenn (1889-1971 )
- Hopekirk, Helen (1856-1945 )
- Howe, Mary (1882-1964 )
- Landowska, Wanda (1879-1959 )
- Lang, Margaret Ruthven (1867-1972 )
- Mahler, Alma [Schindler] (1879-1964 )
- Mana-Zucca, (1884-1981 )
- Moore, Mary Carr (1873-1957 )
- Pejacevic, Dora (1885-1923 )
- Poldowski, Irena Regina (1879-1932 )
- Rogers, Clara Kathleen (1844-1931 )
- Talma, Louise (1906-1996 )
- Teichmüller, Anna (1861-1940)
Modern (1950-Present)
- Addison, Phyllis (20th Century-)
- Alexander, Lorin (1948-)
- Appledorn, Mary Jeanne van (1927-)
- Armsby, Elinor A. (1965-)
- Bearer, Elaine (20th Century-)
- Bolz, Harriett (1909-1995)
- Christianson, Karen E. (1995-)
- Coran, Sophie (1990-)
- Derbez, Georgina (20th Century-)
- Diemer, Emma Lou (20th Century-)
- Durand-Racamato, Claire (20th Century-)
- Farrell, Eibhlis (20th Century-)
- Figueroa Mañas, Adriana Isabel (1966-)
- Folio, Cynthia (20th Century-)
- Frank, Gabrielle Lena (20th Century-)
- Garrop, Stacy (20th Century-)
- Garwood, Margaret (1927-2015)
- Ghent, Natasha Gudkov (20th Century-)
- Glickman, Sylvia (1932-2006 )
- Hamer, Janice (1947-)
- Hays, Sorrel (1941-)
- Ho, Alice (20th Century-)
- Hugh-Jones, Elaine (1927-)
- Jambor, Agi (1909-1997 )
- Kahn-Ellis, Elisa (1961-)
- Kearns, Ann (20th Century-)
- Kenessey, Stefania de (1956-)
- Lipper, Binnette (1939-2016)
- Mamlok, Ursula (20th Century-)
- Nisi, Maia (20th Century-)
- Pierce, Alexandra (20th Century-)
- Potes, Alba (20th Century-)
- Reid, Sally (1948-)
- Rogers, Patsy (1938-)
- Ruiz, Magaly (1941-)
- Sandresky, Margaret Vardell (20th Century-)
- Schonthal, Ruth (1924-)
- Schwendinger, Laura Elise (1962-)
- Suskind, Joyce Hope (20th Century-)
- Thome, Diane (1942-)
- Warshauer, Meira (1949-)
- Wilkins, Margaret Lucy (1939-)
- Zaimont, Judith (1945-)
Alphabetical Listing
A
- Addison, Phyllis (20th Century-)
- Agnesi-Pinottini, Maria (1720-1795)
- Aleotti/Aleotta, Vittoria (1574-1646)
- Alexander, Lorin (1948-)
- Allessandra, Caterina (fl. 1609-1618)
- Andrée, Elfrida (1841-1929)
- Appledorn, Mary Jeanne van (1927-)
- Armsby, Elinor A. (1965-)
- Auenbrugg, Marianna d' ( -1786 )
- Auernhammer, Josepha (1758-1820)
- Aufderheide, May (1888-1972)
B
- Badalla, Rosa Giacinta (1660-1715)
- Barthélemon, Cecilia Maria (1770-1840)
- Bauer, Marion (1882-1955)
- Beach, Amy (1867-1944)
- Bearer, Elaine (20th Century-)
- Bembo, Antonia (1643-1715)
- Bergersen, Marie Christine (1894-1989)
- Bergh, Gertrude van den (1793-1840)
- Billington, Elizabeth Weichsell (1765-1818)
- Blahetka, Maria Leopoldine (1811-1887)
- Boetzelaer, Josina van den (1733-1797)
- Bolz, Harriett (1909-1995)
- Bon, Anna (ca. 1740-)
- Boulanger, Lili (1893-1918)
- Bright, Dora (1863-1951)
- Brillon, Madam (1744-1824)
- Bronsart, Ingeborg von (1840-1913)
- Bulkley, Olivia Dussek (mid1790s-after 1845)
C
- Caccini, Francesca (1587-ca.1638-40)
- Caccini, Settimia (1591-1661)
- Campana, Francesca (-1665)
- Candeille, Amélie-Julie (1767-1834)
- Carmichael, Mary (1850/51-1935)
- Carreño, Teresa (1853-1917)
- Casulana, Maddalena (1544-ca.1566-83)
- Cesis, Sulpitia (1577-)
- Chaminade, Cecile (1857-1944)
- Christianson, Karen E. (1995-)
- Cianchettini, Veronika (1769-1833)
- Clarke, Rebecca (1886-1979)
- Colbran, Isabella (1785-1845)
- Coran, Sophie (1990-)
- Cozzolani, Chiara (-1653)
- Crawford, Ruth (1901-1953)
D
F
G
H
K
L
- La Guerre, Élisabeth Jacquet de (ca. 1664-1729 )
- Landowska, Wanda (1879-1959 )
- Lang, Josephine (1815-1880 )
- Lang, Margaret Ruthven (1867-1972 )
- Le Beau, Luise (1850-1927 )
- Lebrun, Framziska (1756-1791 )
- Leonarda, Isabella (1620-1704 )
- Liebmann, Hélène (1796-after 1835 )
- Lipper, Binnette (1939-2016)
- Lombardini-Sirmen, Maddalena (1720-1795 )
M
- Madame Bayon-Louis, (-1825)
- Mahler, Alma [Schindler] (1879-1964 )
- Mamlok, Ursula (20th Century-)
- Mana-Zucca, (1884-1981 )
- Martines, Marianna (1744-1812 )
- Mayer, Emilie (1821-1883 )
- Meda, Bianca Maria (ca. 1665-after 1700 )
- Menter, Sophie (1846-1918 )
- Mercken, Sophie (1776-1821 )
- Montgeroult, Helene de Nervo de (1764-1836 )
- Moore, Mary Carr (1873-1957 )
P
R
S
- Sandresky, Margaret Vardell (20th Century-)
- Savage, Jane (ca. 1780-ca. 1830 )
- Schonthal, Ruth (1924-)
- Schröter, Corona Elisabeth (1751-1802 )
- Schumann, Clara (1819-1896 )
- Schwendinger, Laura Elise (1962-)
- Sessa, Claudia (fl. 1613-)
- Smith, Alice Mary (1839-1884 )
- Sophie, Elizabeth (1613-1676 )
- Stirling, Elizabeth (1819-1895 )
- Strozzi, Barbara (1619-after 1664 )
- Suskind, Joyce Hope (20th Century-)
- Szymanowska, Maria (1789-1831 )