List of Australian women composers

See also: List of Australian composers

This is a list of Australian women composers of classical music, contemporary music and/or film soundtracks.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.

A

• Tina Arena (born 1967) ^[1]
• Ella Airlie (1882–1959)

B

Betty Beath

• Betty Beath (born 1932) ^[2]
• Una Mabel Bourne (1882–1974) ^[3]
• Anne Boyd (born 1946) ^[4]
• May Brahe (née Mary Dickson 1884–1956) ^[5]
• Amanda Brown (born 1965) ^{[6] [7]}
• Vera Buck (1903–1986) ^[8]

C

• Ann Carr-Boyd (born 1938) ^{[9] [10]}
• Charlie Chan (born 1966) ^[11]
• Alice Charbonnet-Kellermann (1858–1914) ^{[12] [13]}
• Deborah Cheetham Fraillon (born 1964) ^[14]
• Judith Clingan (born 1945) ^[15]
• Kate Crawford (born 1974) ^[16]
• Leah Curtis ^{[17] [18] [19]}

D

• Ruby Claudia Davy (1883–1949)
• Catherine Duc
• Melissa Dunphy (born 1980)

E

• Sandy Evans (born 1960)
• Winsome Evans (born 1941)
• Florence Maude Ewart (1864–1949)

F

• Mary Finsterer (born 1962)
• Samantha Fonti (born 1973)
• Jennifer Fowler (born 1939)

G

• Lisa Gerrard (born 1961)
• Helen Gifford (born 1935)
• Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912–1990)
• Sally Greenaway (born 1984)
• Maria Grenfell (born 1969)

H

• Edith Harrhy (1893–1969)
• Fiona Joy Hawkins (born 1964)
• Moya Henderson (born 1941)
• Mirrie Hill (1892–1968)
• Dulcie Holland (1913–2000)
• Miriam Hyde (1913–2005)

I

• Dami Im (born 1988)

K

• Letty Katts (1919–2007)
• Elena Kats-Chernin (born 1957)
• Linda Kouvaras (born 1960)

L

• Liza Lim (born 1966)

M

• Mona McBurney (1862–1932)
• Kathleen McGuire (born 1965)
• Mary Mageau (1934–2020)
• Varney Monk (1892–1967)
• Kate Moore (born 1979)

P

• Katharine "Kitty" Parker (1886–1971)
• Linda Phillips (1899–2002)

R

• Esther Rofe (1904–2000)

S

• Ariel Shearer (c. 1905–unknown)
• Margaret Sutherland (1897–1984)
• May Summerbelle (1867–1947)
• Nardi Simpson (born 1975)

T

• Penelope Thwaites (born 1944)
• Katia Tiutiunnik (born 1967)

W

• Gillian Whitehead (born 1941)
• Emmeline M. D. Woolley (1843–1908) ^[20]
• Sally Whitwell (born 1974)

Y

• Yunyu ^[21]

See also

• List of Australian composers

References

1. "Tina Arena Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More ..." AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
2. "Betty Beath". The Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
3. "Una Mabel Bourne (1882–1974)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943 . Retrieved 16 January 2019.
4. "Anne Boyd". The Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
5. "Mary Hannah (May) Brahe (1884–1956)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943 . Retrieved 10 February 2016.
6. "Amanda Brown". Myspace. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
7. "Amanda Brown > News and Events : Australian Institute of Music Sydney". Aim.edu.au. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
8. Binns, Georgina. "Vera Winifred Buck (1903–1986)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943 . Retrieved 16 January 2019.
9. "Music Australia – Carr-Boyd". Nla.gov.au. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
10. "Ann Carr-Boyd : Represented Artist Profile". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
11. Lynden Barber (22 November 1993). "Those amazing adventures in Chan-land" (PDF). Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
12. "Charbonnet-Kellerman". Evening News. 27 October 1894 – via Trove.
13. "Charbonnet-Kellermann, Alice". Trove.
14. "Deborah Cheetham". Sunday Nights With John Cleary. 3 February 2001. Radio National.
15. "Judith Clingan : Represented Artist Profile". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
16. "Kate Crawford Dot Net". Katecrawford.net. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
17. "Composer". Leah Curtis. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
18. "Music Australia – Curtis, Leah". Nla.gov.au. 12 July 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
19. "Leah Curtis : Represented Artist Profile". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
20. Rutledge, Martha. "Woolley, Emmeline Mary (1843–1908)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943 . Retrieved 10 February 2016.
21. Ozren K. Glaser. "2015 Film Music Awards Winners - ISFMF". International Samobor Film Music Festival. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
    "Yunyu - Australian Film Television and Radio School". Australian Film Television and Radio School. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

External links

• (2001.) "Resonating Voices: Australian Women Composers and Musicians in the Oral History Collection of the National Library of Australia." (Abstract.) (Entire document.) National Library of Australia Staff Papers.