Under-rated female composers

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Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)

One of the first women hired by a professional orchestra. See also Folksongs and mythology

Avril Coleridge-Taylor (1903-1998)

Overcame both the race and gender barriers to make her name. See also Landscapes and the seasons

 

Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)

They would not play her music, so she set up her own orchestra. See also Landscapes and the seasons

 

Dorothy Howell (1898-1982)

Dubbed the “English Strauss” for her tone poems. See also Storytelling