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: Voice (soprano), piano [Voice (soprano), cello]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 690986
for: Alto saxophone, cello
2 Performance scores
Item no.: 680972
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 109351
for violin and oboe
for: Violin, oboe
Parts (2)
Item no.: 658297
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 768514
Chants for Saint Ursula and 11,000 Virgins
for: Voice
Music score
Item no.: 296241
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 228445
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 188971
für Akkordeon solo
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 665995
Nr. 2 aus: Weltliche a-cappella-Chöre von 1846
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1546516
Thème et variations
for: Cello
Sheet music
Item no.: 833660
Musik aus Estland (komplett) (complete)
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 269279
Caprice
BOVACO Classic CB
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1024420
for: Viola, piano
Music score
Item no.: 140707
Cholera Cantata
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 194084
Critical Edition of the Orchestral Music, Volume 5
for: Piano, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 686997
for: Cello, piano
Book
Item no.: 465251
for: Alto Saxophone, Wind Ensemble and Harp
Set of parts
Item no.: 1551013
Volume 9: Pièces pour deux pianos
for: 2 pianos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 684530
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 266650
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 663028
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 431102
for: Marimba
Music score
Item no.: 206339
(1907)
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 739518
Edition Schott
for: Violin [viola], piano
Music score
Item no.: 750724
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 676666
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 208274
for: Voice (medium), violin, cello, harp, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 585301
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 858483
for: Voice (low), piano
Buch
Item no.: 280179
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 693393
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 432022
for: Piano
Item no.: 285761
for: Piano
Item no.: 175163
for: Clarinet, cello, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 224599
for clarinet, violin and piano
for: Violin, clarinet, piano
Score
Item no.: 165027
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 117336
for: Flute
Study score
Item no.: 616747
Songs op. 12, 13, 23
for: Voice, piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 286072
for: Alto flute, cello, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 314573
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 393456
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 395361
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 186651
for: Flute
Score
Item no.: 283674
for: Piano
Item no.: 475904
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 105786
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 151518
for: Flute, viola, harp
Item no.: 269080