Use this guide to discover information sources about women composers and their artistic and compositional output. This evolving guide facilitates access to important resources, documenting the impact of women composers on all musical cultures.
Discover resources for locating repertoire specific to a geographical place or cultural group, in addition to repertoire lists for specific instruments or genres.
Extensive archive of works by Canadian composers accessible online or through their lending library; also a publishing and repertoire consultation service
Features more than 200 composers who identify as female
Labelle, Nicole. Répertoire des oeuvres des compositrices du Québec au XXe siècle. Documents de travail du Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne-française, 40. Ottawa: Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne-française, Université d'Ottawa, 1997.
Inventory and description of works by 20th-century women composers from Québec
Includes instrumentation, publisher, location and date of the first performance and the names of the performers, and details on the commission (if applicable)
Contains biographies, photos, documentation, contact details and work listings for more than 500 Australian composers (200+ female composers), sound artists and improviser-performers
Library in Luxembourg with extensive information resources on feminism and gender, including more than 20,000 books, 80 periodicals, 3,500 scores and 5,000 recordings
Project promotes the work of emerging women composers and performers, and provides a platform for historical repertoire by women composers to sit alongside new works
Blog series highlights works by women composers, both historical and contemporary
Assists singers, vocal instructors, pianists, and researchers to discover art songs by women composers
Database includes songs from the Baroque through to the 21st century
Songs are categorized by level, voice type, language, composer, and composer dates; includes information on range, tessitura, accompaniment, and vocal line
