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.
for: Classical guitar
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1689599
op. 107b, op. 108b und op. 111b
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 1684179
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1670042
Ballad
Kashperova Edition
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Music score
Item no.: 1558779
for string quartet (2004)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1667498
Frauen schreiben Musikgeschichte
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1659421
50 Variations by Women Composers Worldwide
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1655530
for: Alto saxophone, string quartet (2 violins, viola, cello), harp [piano]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1351840
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1558948
Songs by Women Composers
for: Voice, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1640689
Orgelwerke von Komponistinnen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts
Spiralbindung
for: Organ
Music score (anthology)
Item no.: 1589712
for: 2 pianos
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 872176
für Bariton, Gayageum und Schlagzeuge
for: Several instruments
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1560123
for: Cello, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 1560180
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1560102
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1560100
for: Flute, clarinet, bassoon
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1559334
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1559196
Raccolta di musiche del sec. XVI per liuto, vihuela e chitarra rinascimentale con cenni su contesti e prassi esecutive
for: Guitar [lute]
Music lesson book
Item no.: 1559190
from Lês reves de Columbine
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1558952
Nocturne and Cortège
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1558957
Kashperova Edition
for: Piano, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1558784
25 easy piano pieces with practice tips
Urtext Primo 7
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition, anthology)
Item no.: 1558547
for: Flute, latin percussion, electronics
Score
Item no.: 1558528
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score
Item no.: 1558527
Commande de l'Orchestre Symphonique de la BBC et Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1557390
for: Chamber ensemble
Set of parts
Item no.: 1556931
Weltlich
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1556550
Bach nach Bach Vol. 4
for: Piano
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1556307
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1556061
for String Quartet
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1555977
for Soprano, Violin and Harpsichord
for: Voice (soprano), violin, harpsichord
Score
Item no.: 1555978
(Soprano/Tenor)
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1555883
for: Voice (bass), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1555873
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1555882
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1555884
for Soprano and Piano
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Score
Item no.: 1555777
for solo guitar
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1555693
for double choir a cappella (SSAATTBB)
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1555688
14 pieces for mezzo-soprano, flute, bayan, percussion and double bass
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), flute, bayan, double bass, percussion
Set of parts
Item no.: 1555437
for viola, double bass and 2 guitars
for: Viola, double bass, 2 guitars
Set of parts
Item no.: 1555436
concerto for percussion and orchestra
for: Percussion, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1553076
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)
Score
Item no.: 1555013
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553919
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554674
Gm
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554363
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553896
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554087