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 adding missing items with reliable sources.

## A

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

## B

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Betty Beath

* 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

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* 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

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

## E

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

## F

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

## G

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

## H

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* 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

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* Dami Im (born 1988)

## K

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

## L

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* Liza Lim (born 1966)

## M

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

## P

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

## R

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* Esther Rofe (1904–2000)

## S

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

## T

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

## W

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* Gillian Whitehead (born 1941)
* Emmeline M. D. Woolley (1843–1908)[22]
* Sally Whitwell (born 1974)

## Y

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* Yunyu[23]

## See also

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* List of Australian composers

## References

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1. ^ Tina Arena @ http://www.allmusic.com, retrieved on 27 June 2013.
2. ^ Alison Bauld @ The Feminine Musique, retrieved on 10 Feb 2016.
3. ^ Betty Beath @ The Australian Music Centre, retrieved on 10 Feb 2016.
4. ^ Una Mabel Bourne @ Australian Dictionary of Biography, retrieved on 16 Jan 2019.
5. ^ Anne Boyd @ The Australian Music Centre, retrieved on 10 Feb 2016.
6. ^ May Brahe @ Australian Dictionary of Biography, retrieved on 10 Feb 2016.
7. ^ Au. "Amanda Brown | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
8. ^ "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.
9. ^ Vera Winifred Buck @ Australian Dictionary of Biography, retrieved on 16 Jan 2019.
10. ^ "Music Australia – Carr-Boyd". Nla.gov.au. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
11. ^ "Ann Carr-Boyd : Represented Artist Profile". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
12. ^ Lynden Barber (22 November 1993). "Those amazing adventures in Chan-land" (PDF). Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
13. ^ "27 Oct 1894 - Charbonnet-Kellerman. - Trove". Evening News. 27 October 1894.
14. ^ "Trove".
15. ^ "Deborah Cheetham", Sunday Nights With John Cleary, 3 February 2001, Radio National
16. ^ "Zana Clarke:Associate Artist". Retrieved 19 January 2011.
17. ^ "Judith Clingan : Represented Artist Profile". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
18. ^ "Kate Crawford Dot Net". Katecrawford.net. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
19. ^ "Composer". Leah Curtis. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
20. ^ "Music Australia – Curtis, Leah". Nla.gov.au. 12 July 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
21. ^ "Leah Curtis : Represented Artist Profile". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
22. ^ Rutledge, Martha. "Woolley, Emmeline Mary (1843–1908)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
23. ^ 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

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* (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.