Throughout history, female composers have had a hard time in the male-dominated world of classical music. As a result, many musical treasures that have fallen into oblivion are only now being rediscovered, and they offer a wealth of new classical compositions to thrill audiences and inspire musicians all around the world. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore the wide world of female composers with Stretta Music today!
In recent decades, female composers have come to the fore more and more…
In 1997, British composer Rachel Portman became the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Original Score for her work on the motion picture “Emma.”
In 2019, the opera “Orlando” by the Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth (b.1968) was premiered at the Vienna State Opera, making her the first female composer to be commissioned to write a full-length opera.
And even at the start of the new millennium, we already have a wonderful young female composer who composed her first opera at the age of 7, the child prodigy Alma Deutscher (b.2005)!
The music publisher Furore, founded in 1986, has set itself the task of specifically publishing sheet music by classical and contemporary female composers.
für Violine, Violoncello und Klavier
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 367112
Orgelwerke von Komponistinnen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts
Spiralbindung
for: Organ
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 1589712
per viola solo
for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 626236
for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 313083
für Cello solo
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 682904
Volume 1: Femmes de Légende
Edition in eleven volumes
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 369081
Urtext
for: Piano
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401375
For solo flute with optional electronics
for: Flute and Electronics
Buch
Item no.: 465821
26 pieces for cello players
Easy String Music
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part, online audio (playback)
Item no.: 697286
Songs from the Earth
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 663550
Pièces en trio
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 478792
für Klavier und Bläserquintett
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano
Item no.: 212548
pour piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 665443
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 558374
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 762847
The ingenious rhythm game from Sheila Nelson. Two books in one!
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 161572
Volume 7: Pièces pittoresques et poétiques
C: 1910–1932
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 431102
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 781354
Leichte Stücke
Klavierstücke von Fanny Hensel 6
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 195077
New practical editions of 14 of Clara Schumann’s greatest songs
includes a CD of piano accompaniment
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 684082
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 558073
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 601583
für Gesang und Klavier
aus "The Tempest", "Twelfth Night" und "Midsummer Night's Dream"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 683724
for: Viola, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 272293
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 478794
Konzert für Violine und Orchester
exempla nova 162
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 108759
A Graded Anthology
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 1013853
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 659693
for: 2 violins, viola [violin], cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 198084
1880
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 585417
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 697438
exempla nova 512
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 614209
14 scènes enfantines
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 411283
for Solo Violin
Violin Miniatures 124
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 105786
nach der Sonate für Violoncello und Klavier
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 433079
Volume 4: Pièces de Concert
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 472048
Volume 6: Pièces à quatre mains A
for: Piano 4 hands
Music score
Item no.: 480266
for alto and piano
Transcription of 3 pieces for cello and piano
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 676608
for: 2 violins
Ensemble score
Item no.: 626127
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1031346
Volume 11: Danses C
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 635770
6 petites pièces faciles pour piano à 4 mains
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 194666
for: 2 violins
Item no.: 197840
für Flöte und Klavier
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 269076
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 312647
Women Composers through the Centuries
17 Klavierstücke von Komponistinnen aus zehn Ländern
Jubiläumsband 2 zum 25jährigen Furore Jubiläum
for: Piano
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 586028
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 857996
Sudien und Übungen
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 121890