As early as the 1500s, a surprising number of women have composed classical music. Many were successful, finding venues for both publishing and performing their

This book is the most definitive attempt to date to discuss the achievements of women as composers of experimental and avant-garde music from the 1930s to the p

Throughout history women have been composing music, but their achievements have usually gone unrecognized.

Though rarely included in traditional music history, women have a remarkable tradition as composers of Western music. This book brings together musical and biog

The hidden history of the women who dared to write music in a man’s world. ‘Lucid, engaging and exuberant... [Sounds and Sweet Airs] is terrifically enjoyab