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Web Sites in Category Composers

Albritton, Anne - Arranger, pianist, and theorist in Dallas.

Andrée, Elfrida - Lived 1841 to 1929. Swedish Music Information Center page. Organist and composer.

Andrews, Nicola Ellis - Cornelius Cardew Composition Prize winner. Working by herself and also collaboratively with her husband poet Phil Andrews McGovern.

Beglarian, Eve - Composer and performer Eve Beglarian, whose work ranges from art music to electronic music.

Bennett, Jennifer - Composer of choral music living in Kingston, Ontario.

Breuer, Carolyn - Provides biography, news, events calendar, interview, and photographs of the saxophonist and composer.

Burton, Canary - New art music composer, songwriter on Cape Cod at Seabird Studio.

Davidson, Tina - Minimalist. Works for orchestra, mixed instrumental and vocal ensembles, soloists, and works with pre-recorded tape playback.

Doherty, Sue - Composer and lyricist of musical theatre, film and video, and dance music. Involved in Seabird Studio.

Early Women Composers - Includes chronology; extensive biographies of obscure musicians; MIDI files; discography, bibliography, links.

Edwards, Clara - American songwriter, 1880 to 1974. About her life and her music.

Ellen, Jane - American composer Jane Ellen (ASCAP) with biography, works, and other musings.

Historical Women Composers - Biographies of women composers internationally.

Huber, Ruth - "Classically trained and eclectically inclined" composer.

Jordan, Cynthia - Composer of piano music who seeks to create a peaceful environment with her music. Biography and recordings.

Kaiser, Shirley - Concert pianist and composer of classical and healing music. Masterclasses, workshops, and recordings.

Karadjov, Rostislava Pankova - Bulgarian born composer, currently living in Swaziland, Southern Africa.

Loo, Katherine - Contains discography, and CD ordering information for the pianist.

Lumb, Janet - Composer for film and video, saxophone player, and the artistic director of the Montreal Asian Heritage Festival.

McLin, Lena Johnson - African-American Art Song Alliance page. Born 1929. "Her musical style reflects but is not limited to the influence of the church and gospel music."

Miller, Elma - Composer and music typographer living in Canada.

Miller, Jane Ramseyer - Singer, composer, and choir director.

Milstein, Silvina - Lecturer in music at King's College London, author of a book on Schoenberg, and composer of orchestral and chamber music.

Missa Gaia - Abilene Christian University study on ecological themes in the works of women composers.

Munn, Zae - "Associate Professor of Music at Saint Mary's College in South Bend, Indiana where she has taught composition, theory, and orchestration since 1990."

Musician's Biographies - Scores of short biographies about women composers throughout time. From Hildegard Publishing Company.

Nickerson, Camille - 1888 to 1982. Noted for arranging and publishing Creole folk songs. African-American Art Song Alliance page.

Pittman, Evelyn LaRue - Noted for folk opera, spiritual arrangements and compositions for solo voice. 1827 to 1903. African-American Art Song Alliance page.

Plowman, Lynne - Composer and flautist living in Wales.

Serter, Jane - British composer. "Her music displays an enjoyment of opposites and extremes."

Stephan, Naomi - Choral composer living in California.

Tann, Hilary - Composer living in upstate New York, and chair of the Department of Performing Arts at Union College, Schenectady.

The Woman Composer Question - Bibliography of women composers, by Eugene Gates, Ed.D.

Villanueva, Maria Cecilia - Argentine composer. Curriculum vitae, list of works, audio samples, discography, bibliography, publications. Spanish and English site.

Webb, Orianna - Composer of chamber and orchestral music.

Williamson, Chris - Musical activist and popular music pioneer and composer.

Women Composers - A database of women whose music has been recorded on CD.

Women Composers: A Bibliography - Includes a bibliography and links.

Women in Czech Music - Promotes composers, past and present; includes links.

Women of Note - Descriptions of many female composers and their works.

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