Marianne von Martinez (1744-1812) was born in Vienna, though her family heritage was Spanish. She displayed her talent at a very early age and was a student of a young Haydn, who was a very close neighbor. Later, she also studied with Johann Aldoph Hasse, and...
Florence Price (1887-1953) was the first black woman to achieve recognition and fame as a composer of large forms. After studying at the New England Conservatory, (she graduated in 1907) Price moved to Arkansas, and then settled in Chicago where her composing career...
Remembered for her political work as well as her compositions, Dame Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) was an inspiring and impressive figure in Britain throughout her lifetime. Though she received resistance from her family as she pursued a career in music, she was rather...
The first installment of women you should know (but probably don’t) is Beatritz de Dia (c. 1140- c. 1175). More commonly known today as Countessa (or Comtessa) de Dia, she is the most remembered of the trobairitz (female troubadours), and wrote courtly love songs....
March is Women’s History Month in the United States and the UK. While there has certainly been an increase in programming in schools and community events to celebrate the lives and work of historical and contemporary women, those women who identify themselves as...
