The composers
Women Composers
265 women composers of sacred music, from Kassia of Constantinople to composers writing today.
A
- Rachel Aarons (b. 1984)5 works
- Julie Ainscough (b. 1957)1 work
- Eleanor Alberga (b. 1949)2 works
- Moonyeen Albrecht (1936–2020)1 work
- Raffaella Aleotti (1570–1646)5 works
- Vittoria Aleotti (1574–1646)3 works
- Kathleen Allan (b. 1989)1 work
- Frances Allitsen (1848–1912)1 work
- Lettie Beckon Alston (1953–2014)1 work
- Anna Amalia (1723–1787)1 work
- Norma Sateren Anderson1 work
- Elfrida Andree (1841–1929)2 works
- Kerry Andrew (b. 1978)1 work
- Anonymous1 work
- Kristina Arakelyan (b. 1994)2 works
- Rani Arbo (b. 1968)1 work
- Caroline Arnold (1931–2014)1 work
- Caterina Assandra (1590–1618)2 works
- Elizabeth Atkinson1 work
- Elizabeth J. Atkinson (b. 1951)2 works
B
- Rosa Giacinta Badalla1 work
- Barbara W. Baker1 work
- Esther Ballou (1915–1973)1 work
- Carol Barnett (b. 1949)4 works
- Ysaye Barnwell (b. 1946)1 work
- Elsa Barraine (1910–1999)1 work
- Ann Mounsey Bartholemew (1811–1891)1 work
- Charlotte Baskerville1 work
- Alison Bauld (b. 1944)1 work
- Amy Beach (1867–1944)17 works
- Olivia Beach (1867–1944)1 work
- Sally Beamish (b. 1956)2 works
- Amy Bebbington (b. 1975)2 works
- Mary Beth Bennett (b. 1954)7 works
- Esther Bersweden1 work
- Abbie Betinis (b. 1980)7 works
- Judith Bingham (b. 1952)25 works
- Margaret Bonds (1913–1972)10 works
- Rosalie Bonighton (1946–2011)1 work
- Mel Bonis (1858–1937)7 works
- Ruth Boshkoff (1934–2019)1 work
- Lili Boulanger (1893–1918)2 works
- Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979)3 works
- Josephine Boulay (1869–1925)2 works
- B. E. Boykin (b. 1989)2 works
- Brittany Elizabeth Boykin (b. 1989)2 works
- Lina Braghetta (1906–1987)1 work
- Kerensa Briggs (b. 1991)10 works
- Dorothy Buchanana (b. 1945)1 work
- Margaret Burk (b. 1990)6 works
- Natalie Curtis Burlin (1876–1921)1 work
- Marty Wheeler Burnett (b. 1961)5 works
- Diana Burrell (b. 1948)5 works
C
- Hilary Campbell (b. 1983)3 works
- Maddalena Casulana (1544–1590)1 work
- Sarah Cattley (b. 1995)1 work
- Sulpitia Cesis (b. 1577)3 works
- Cécile Chaminade (1857–1944)4 works
- Chelsea Chen (b. 1983)1 work
- Karen Christianson (b. 1994)1 work
- Rebecca Clarke (1886–1979)1 work
- Andrea Clearfield (b. 1960)1 work
- Maria Rosa Coccia (1759–1833)1 work
- Avril Coleridge-Taylor (1903–1998)1 work
- Stef Conner2 works
- Katy Lavinia Cooper1 work
- Elizabeth Coxhead (b. 1987)2 works
- Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (b. 1602)3 works
- Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade (b. 1989)1 work
D
- Eleanor Daley (b. 1955)22 works
- Mabel W. Daniels (1878–1971)1 work
- Katherine Davis (1892–1980)1 work
- Katherine Ann Davoli (b. 1980)1 work
- Pamela Decker (b. 1955)8 works
- Sally DeFord (b. 1959)1 work
- Jeanne Demessieux (1921–1968)11 works
- Melanie DeMore (b. 1970)1 work
- Emma Lou Diemer (b. 1927)4 works
- Katherine Dienes-Williams (b. 1970)3 works
- Bonnie Duckworth (b. 1949)1 work
- Melissa Dunphy (b. 1980)15 works
E
F
G
H
- Jocelyn Hagen (b. 1980)4 works
- Elaine Hagenberg (b. 1979)5 works
- Jacqueline Hairston (b. 1938)3 works
- Marilyn Harper2 works
- Margie Harrison (b. 1955)1 work
- Emily Hazrati (b. 1998)1 work
- Ruth Watson Henderson (b. 1932)3 works
- Fanny Hensel (1805–1847)9 works
- Ana Hernández1 work
- Sharon Maron Hershey (b. 1964)1 work
- Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962)2 works
- Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179)6 works
- Edie Hill (b. 1962)1 work
- Faustina Hasse Hodges (1822–1895)3 works
- Augusta Holmes (1847–1903)1 work
- Imogen Holst (1907–1984)4 works
- Sungji Hong (b. 1973)1 work
- Eva-Maria Houben (b. 1955)1 work
- Mary Howe (1882–1964)2 works
- Jaebon Hwang (b. 1982)1 work
J
K
L
- Joanna Forbes L'Estrange (b. 1971)11 works
- Liz Lane1 work
- Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867–1972)2 works
- Anna Lapwood (b. 1995)1 work
- Libby Larsen (b. 1950)5 works
- Jayne Latva1 work
- Rachel Laurin (b. 1961)3 works
- Nicola LeFanu (b. 1947)2 works
- Isabella Leonarda (1620–1704)7 works
- Caroline Lesemann-Elliot (b. 1996)1 work
- Janet Linker (b. 1938)1 work
M
- Sarah MacDonald (b. 1968)31 works
- Elizabeth Maconchy (1907–1994)2 works
- Ester Mägi (b. 1922)1 work
- Sasha Johnson Manning (b. 1963)2 works
- Karen Marrolli (b. 1975)1 work
- Joanna Marsh (b. 1970)2 works
- Jane Marshall (1924–2019)8 works
- Stephanie Martin (b. 1962)10 works
- Marianna Martines (1744–1812)2 works
- Grace-Evangeline Mason (b. 1994)1 work
- Frances Matthews (b. 1989)1 work
- Susan Jane Matthews (b. 1968)1 work
- Carol McClure (b. 1955)1 work
- Mary McDonald1 work
- Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951)29 works
- Becky McGlade (b. 1974)3 works
- Gemma McGregor (b. 1965)1 work
- Lena J. McLin (1928–2023)6 works
- Sandra Milliken (b. 1961)1 work
- Undine Smith Moore (1904–1989)11 works
- Elizabeth Mounsey (1819–1905)1 work
- Emma Mundella (1858–1896)1 work
- Thea Musgrave (b. 1928)2 works
N
O
P
- Helena Paish (b. 2002)1 work
- Roxanna Panufnik (b. 1968)15 works
- Dorothy Papadakos (b. 1960)7 works
- Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759–1824)1 work
- Alice Parker (b. 1925)17 works
- Katharine Parton (b. 1982)2 works
- Yshani Perinpanayagam (b. 1983)1 work
- Julia Perry (1924–1979)3 works
- Zenobia Powell Perry (1908–2004)3 works
- Maria Peruchona2 works
- Sheena Phillips (b. 1958)1 work
- Evelyn LaRue Pittman (1910–1992)1 work
- Simone Ple (1897–1986)1 work
- Courtney Gasque Politano1 work
- Marie Pooler (1928–2013)1 work
- Kim Porter1 work
- Brenda Portman (b. 1980)5 works
- Rachel Portman (b. 1960)1 work
- Elizabeth Poston (1905–1987)6 works
- Rosephanye Powell (b. 1962)10 works
- Florence Price (1887–1953)8 works
Q
R
- Shruthi Rajasekar (b. 1996)3 works
- Christa Rakich1 work
- Andrea Ramsey2 works
- Bethany Ari Randall (b. 1992)1 work
- Gail Randall (b. 1955)2 works
- Rhiannon Randle (b. 1993)1 work
- Ghislaine Reece-Trapp (b. 1992)5 works
- Karin Rehnqvist (b. 1957)1 work
- Louise Reichardt (1779–1826)1 work
- Sarah Rimkus (b. 1990)3 works
- Margaret Rizza (b. 1929)5 works
- Jennaya Robison1 work
- Zanaida Robles (b. 1979)1 work
- Zanaida Stewart Robles (b. 1979)5 works
- Annabel Rooney (b. 1973)2 works
- Kathryn Rose (b. 1980)5 works
- Claudia Francesca Rusca (1593–1676)1 work
S
- Rhian Samuel (b. 1944)2 works
- Felicia Sandler (b. 1961)2 works
- Margaret Vardell Sandresky (b. 1921)10 works
- Kaye Saunders (b. 1963)1 work
- Ruth Elaine Schram (b. 1956)1 work
- Clara Schumann (1819–1896)3 works
- Debra Scroggins1 work
- Anna Semple (b. 1997)3 works
- Johanna Senfter (1879–1961)1 work
- Martha Shaffer1 work
- Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)1 work
- Natalie Sleeth (1930–1992)1 work
- Alice Mary Smith (1839–1884)3 works
- Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)6 works
- Sarah Kirkland Snider (b. 1973)1 work
- Olivia Sparkhall (b. 1976)4 works
- Elizabeth Stirling (1819–1895)2 works
- Barbara Strozzi (1619–1677)1 work
- Amy Summers3 works
- Joan Szymko (b. 1957)1 work
T
V
W
- Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947)2 works
- Lucy Walker (b. 1998)5 works
- Errollyn Wallen (b. 1958)2 works
- An-Ming Wang (b. 1926)2 works
- Joanna Ward (b. 1998)2 works
- Katherine Burk Webb (b. 1990)4 works
- Judith Weir (b. 1954)13 works
- Nancy Wertsch4 works
- JoEllen West (b. 2002)1 work
- Janet Wheeler (b. 1957)4 works
- Lizzie Wheeler (1848–1921)1 work
- Grace Williams (1906–1977)2 works
- Helen Williams (b. 1969)5 works
- Joy Williams2 works
- Mary Lou Williams (1910–1981)1 work
- Alison Willis (b. 1971)7 works
- Sharon J. Willis (b. 1949)1 work
- Harriett Willoughby (b. 1960)1 work
- Margaret Woodley (b. 1949)2 works