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19th-century composer and pianist Clara Schumann. Owing to sexism, women composers of Western classical music are disproportionately absent from the music textbooks and concert programs that constitute the patriarchical Western canon, even though many women have composed music.
Gwyneth Van Anden Walker (born 1947) Avril Anderson (born 1953) Beth Anderson (born 1950) Laurie Anderson (born 1947) Ruth Anderson (1928–2019) Elfrida Andrée (1841–1929) Kerry Andrew (born 1978) Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia (1723–1787) Lucia Contini Anselmi (1876–after 1913)
List of women composers. List of women composers by birth date. List of women composers by name. This article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).
This is a list of 20th-century American women composers ordered alphabetically by surname. A. Mildred ...
Lists of women in music cover different categories of women in music, including composers, conductors, groups, musicians and singers. They are organized by instrument, nationality, style and so on. They are organized by instrument, nationality, style and so on.
Also: United Kingdom: People: By occupation: Classical composers / Women composers: Women classical composers This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:British classical composers . It includes composers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Women in music perform a variety of roles and make a wide range of contributions. Women shape music movements, events, and genres as composers, songwriters, instrumental performers, singers, conductors, and music educators. Women's music has been created by and for women in part to explore ideas of women's rights and feminism.
Women are active in all aspects of classical music, such as instrumental performance, vocal performance, orchestral conducting, choral conducting, scholarly research, and contemporary composition. However, proportionately to men, their representation and recognition -especially at higher levels- falls a long way below their numbers.