Clarinet Music by Women Composers:
Clarinet and Piano
The following women wrote music for clarinet and piano. Composers are alphabetized by last name, and grouped by century. Some composers may appear in two tables. Click a composer’s name to read her biography, listen to musical examples of her clarinet compositions, and find purchase or download links for scores and parts.
19th Century
| Last, First Name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Adayevskaya, Ella | Sonata Greca | 1881 |
| Grandval, Marie | Deux Pieces | 1885 |
| Holmès, Augusta | Fantaisie; | 1900 |
| Molto Lento | c. 1847-1900 | |
| Sachsen-Meiningen, Princess Marie Elisabeth von | Romanze | 1892 |
| Schleicher-Krähmer, Caroline | Sonatine | c. 1820-27 |
| Smith, Alice Mary | Sonata in A | 1870 |
20th Century
| First name, Last Name | Title of Work | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Alberga, Eleanor | Dancing With the Shadow Duo | 1990 |
| Albert, Adriene | Reflections Sam’s Dance |
1994 1995 |
| Appeldorn, Mary Jeanne | Sonatine | 1988 |
| Archer, Violet | Sonata | 1970 |
| Arrieu, Claude | Capriccio | 1970 |
| La fete | 1970 | |
| Petite chorale | ||
| Un jeur d’ete | 1976 | |
| Aubin, Francine | Deux pieces en forme Jazz | 1985 |
| Un soir à Montfort-l’Amaury | 1987 | |
| Una fioretti di Francesco | 1987 | |
| Bauer, Marion | Sonata | 1932 |
| Bernofsky, Lauren | Solitude | 1992 |
| Bloch, Suzanne | Andante | |
| Bremer, Carolyn | Sonata | 1995 |
| Decruck, Fernande | Elegie | 1931 |
| Arioso (for contrabass clarinet) | 1932 | |
| Cantilène | 1933 | |
| Recueillement | 1949 | |
| Feigin, Sarah | Fantasia | 1996 |
| Nigunim | 1998 | |
| Reflections on a Niggun | 1999 | |
| Gideon, Miriam | Suite for Clarinet and Piano | 1972 |
| Gotkovsky, Ida | Chanson | 1970 |
| Images de Norvege | 1977 | |
| Griebling, Mary Ann | Four Elements | 1990 |
| Gummer, Phyllis | Fantasy | Unfinished |
| Romance 1 | 1939 | |
| Romance 2 | 1939 | |
| Scherzo | 1939 | |
| Gyring, Elizabeth | Adagio Cantabile | 1963 |
| Heller, Barbara | Avant et apres | 1981 |
| Holmes, Augusta | Fantasie: Solo de Concours | 1900 |
| Molto Lento | 1847-1900 | |
| Hoover, Katherine | Ritual | 1991 |
| Hyde, Miriam | Sonata in F Minor | 1949 |
| Larsen, Libby | Song Without Words | 1986 |
| Lucas, Mary | Sonata | 1938 |
| Lament | before 1937 | |
| Rhapsody | before 1937 | |
| Variations | ||
| Maconchy, Elizabeth | Fantasia | 1980 |
| Moszumanska-Nazar, Krystyna | Three Miniatures | 1958 |
| Price, Deon Nielsen | Affects:Reflections on the Pacific | |
| Big Sur Tryptich | ||
| Rise Up | ||
| Affects: A Santa Barbara Rhapsody | ||
| Perry, Zenobia Powell | Sonata | 1963 |
| Rainier, Priaulx | Clarinet Suite | 1943 |
| Rezende, Marisa | Ânima | 1944 |
| Rueff, Jeanine | Concertino | 1950 |
| Schaffer, Jeanne | Three Faces of Woman | 1995 |
| Senfter, Johanna | Sonatina | 1925 |
| Sehested, Hilde | Intermezzo Pastorale (only partial score currently available) | 1910 |
| Semegen, Daria | Three Pieces | 1968 |
| Setti, Kilza | Cantilena | 1978 |
| Singer, Jeanne | Nocturne | 1978 (copyright date) |
| Smith-Moore, Undine | Introduction and Allegro | |
| Sutherland, Margaret | Sonata | 1949 |
| Swain, Freda | The Willow Tree | 1949 |
| Two Contrasts: Heather Hill | 1953 | |
| Rhapsody | 1968 | |
| Tailleferre, Germaine | Arabesque | 1973 |
| Trois danses | 1929 | |
| Menuet | ||
| Sicilienne | 1928 | |
| Talma, Louise | Three Dialogues | 1968 |
| Vehar, Pershall Persis | Sound-Piece | |
| Three Pieces | ||
| Jukebox Dances | ||
| Vietor, Alba Rosa | Popolino | 1979 |
| Vito-Delvaux, Berthe di | Suite, Op. 14 (published, but unavailable) | 1941 |
| Sonatine, Op. 61 | 1953 | |
| Divertissiment, Op. 26 | 1943 | |
| Trois Pieces | 1949 |
21st Century
| Last, First Name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Barnett, Carol | Variations, Oh Yes! | 2008 |
| Betinis, Abbie | Rhapsodos | 2016 |
| Brandon, Jenni | Cumulonimbus: The King of Clouds | 2011 |
| Coleman, Valerie | Sonatina | 2008 |
| Fábregas, Elisenda | Winged Serpent | 2001 |
| Heller, Barbara | Mariendistel | 2016 |
| Higdon, Jennifer | Sonata | 2011 |
| Izarra, Adina | Dos Miniaturas Medievales | 2003 |
| Martin, Theresa | Character Sketches | 2003 |
| Sonata | 2005 | |
| Calcipher | 2006 | |
| Growth Spurt | 2007 | |
| Peaches at Midnight | 2010 | |
| Paragon | 2015 | |
| Morales-Matos, Sonia | Divertimento Caribeno No. 2 | 2008 |
| Syrse, Diana | Nota Roja | 2008 |
| La Tortura | 2012 | |
| Thomas, Augusta Read | Song Without Words | 2018 |
| Walker, Gwyneth | Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, “Genesis” | 2005 |
| Wallen, Errollyn | Skip | 2005 |
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