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The Woman Composer Question a bibliography by Dr. Eugene Gates; French women composers (in French) List of Iberoamerican and Spanish Women composers by Dr. Cecilia Piñero Gil "And Don't Call Them 'Lady' Composers" by Pauline Oliveros; Historical Notes for collection of melodies by women composers; Audio links Female Composers 19th, 20th en ...
Isabella Leonarda (6 September 1620 – 25 February 1704) was an Italian composer from Novara. [2] At the age of 16, she entered the Collegio di Sant'Orsola, an Ursuline convent, where she stayed for the remainder of her life. Leonarda is most renowned for the numerous compositions that she wrote during her time at the convent, making her one ...
11 November 1677. (1677-11-11) (aged 58) Padua. Occupations. Composer. Singer. Barbara Strozzi (also called Barbara Valle; baptised 6 August 1619 – 11 November 1677) was an Italian composer and singer of the Baroque Period. During her lifetime, Strozzi published eight volumes of her own music, and had more secular music in print than any ...
Transition from Renaissance to Baroque (born 1500–1549) Composers in the Renaissance/Baroque transitional era include the following (listed by their date of birth): Philippe de Monte (1521–1603) Baldassare Donato (1525/1530–1603) Costanzo Porta (1529–1601) Jiří Rychnovský (1529–1616) Guillaume Costeley (1530–1606) Fabritio Caroso ...
Francesca Caccini ([franˈtʃeska katˈtʃiːni]; 18 September 1587 – between 1641 and 1645 most likely; or she may have remarried. [1]) was an Italian composer, singer, lutenist, poet, and music teacher of the early Baroque era. She was also known by the nickname "La Cecchina" [la tʃekˈkiːna], given to her by the Florentines and probably ...
Music teacher. Conductor. Composer. Juliette Nadia Boulanger (French: [ʒyljɛt nadja bulɑ̃ʒe] ⓘ; 16 September 1887 – 22 October 1979) was a French music teacher, conductor and composer. She taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century, and also performed occasionally as a pianist and organist. [1]
Jacquet de La Guerre was one of the few well-known female composers of her time, and unlike many of her contemporaries she composed in a wide variety of forms. [2] Her talent and achievements were acknowledged by Titon du Tillet , who accorded her a place on his Mount Parnassus when she was only 26 years old, next to Lalande and Marais and ...
Women in classical music. Martha Argerich, (born 1941) a prominent concert pianist. 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 ...