List of Australian women composers explained

See also: List of Australian composers.

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

A

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

B

• Alison Bauld (born 1944)^[2]
• Betty Beath (born 1932)^[3]
• Una Mabel Bourne (1882–1974)^[4]
• Anne Boyd (born 1946)^[5]
• May Brahe (née Mary Dickson 1884–1956)^[6]
• Amanda Brown (born 1965)^{[7] [8]}
• Vera Buck (1903–1986)^[9]

C

• Ann Carr-Boyd (born 1938)^{[10] [11]}
• Charlie Chan (born 1966)^[12]
• Alice Charbonnet-Kellermann (1858–1914)^{[13] [14]}
• Deborah Cheetham Fraillon (born 1964)^[15]
• Zana Clarke (born 1965)^[16]
• Judith Clingan (born 1945)^[17]
• Kate Crawford (born 1976)^[18]
• Leah Curtis^{[19] [20] [21]}

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

• 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

• Elena Kats-Chernin (born 1957)
• Linda Kouvaras (born 1960)

L

• Catherine Likhuta (born 1981) ^[22]
• 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)
• wendy Suiter (born 1954)^{[23] [24]}

T

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

W

• Gillian Whitehead (born 1941)
• Barbara Woof (born 1958)^[25]
• Emmeline M. D. Woolley (1843–1908)
• Sally Whitwell (born 1974)

Y

• Yunyu^[26]

See also

• List of Australian composers

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.

Notes and References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tina-arena-mn0000597585 Tina Arena
2. http://www.femininemusique.com/main.php?page=alison Alison Bauld
3. http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/beath-betty Betty Beath
4. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bourne-una-mabel-5307 Una Mabel Bourne
5. http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/boyd-anne Anne Boyd
6. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/brahe-mary-hannah-may-5337 May Brahe
7. Web site: Au . Amanda Brown | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's . Myspace.com . 2012-01-17.
8. Web site: Amanda Brown > News and Events : Australian Institute of Music Sydney . Aim.edu.au . 2012-01-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229123620/http://www.aim.edu.au/news-and-events/amanda-brown.asp . 29 February 2012 .
9. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/buck-vera-winifred-12260 Vera Winifred Buck
10. Web site: Music Australia – Carr-Boyd . Nla.gov.au . 2012-04-04.
11. Web site: Ann Carr-Boyd : Represented Artist Profile . Australian Music Centre . 2012-04-04.
12. News: Sydney Morning Herald . Lynden Barber . Those amazing adventures in Chan-land . 22 November 1993 . 2016-02-10 .
13. Web site: 27 Oct 1894 - Charbonnet-Kellerman. - Trove. Evening News . 27 October 1894 .
14. Web site: Trove.
15. http://www.abc.net.au/sundaynights/stories/s509133.htm "Deborah Cheetham"
16. Web site: Zana Clarke:Associate Artist . 19 January 2011.
17. Web site: Judith Clingan : Represented Artist Profile . Australian Music Centre . 2012-04-04.
18. Web site: Kate Crawford Dot Net . Katecrawford.net . 2012-04-05.
19. Web site: Composer. Leah Curtis . 2012-04-05.
20. Web site: Music Australia – Curtis, Leah . Nla.gov.au . 2004-07-12 . 2012-04-05.
21. Web site: Leah Curtis : Represented Artist Profile . Australian Music Centre . 2012-04-05.
22. https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/likhuta-catherine Catherine Likhuta
23. https://www.australiancomposers.com.au/pages/wendy-suiter
24. http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/suiter-wendy Wendy Suiter
25. http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/woof-barbara Barbara Woof
26. Web site: Ozren K. Glaser. 2015 Film Music Awards Winners - ISFMF. International Samobor Film Music Festival. 25 November 2015.
    Web site: Yunyu - Australian Film Television and Radio School. Australian Film Television and Radio School. 5 December 2014.