Musicians

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Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French Musician and Composer, born 17th March 1665
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Maria Teresa Agnesi, Italian Composer & Musician, born 17th October 1720

Marianna Martines, Austrian Musician and Composer, born 4th May 1744

Corona Schröter, German Musician and Composer, born 14th January 1751
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Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian Musician and Composer, born 30th July 1751

Marianna Auenbrugger, Austrian Pianist and Composer, born 19th July 1759

Louise Ferrenc, French Composer and Pianist, born 31st May 1804

Fanny Mendelssohn, German Pianist/Composer (Music), born 14th November 1805

Clara Schumann, German Musician and Composer, born 13th September 1819

Pauline Viardot, French Composer and Singer, born 18th July 1821

Kate Loder, English composer and pianist, born 21st August 1825

Liliʻuokalani, Hawaiian Songwriter and Queen, born 2nd September 1838

Sophie Menter, German Pianist and Composer, born 29th July 1846

Agathe Backer-Grøndahl, Norwegian Composer, born 1st December 1847 
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Augusta Holmès, Irish/French Composer, born 18th December 1847

Frances Allitsen, British Composer, born 30th December 1848

Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan pianist, singer, composer, born 22nd December 1853

Cécile Chaminade, French Composer and Pianist, born 8th August 1857

Ethel Smyth, British Suffragist and Composer, born 23rd April 1858
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Nellie Melba, Australian Opera Singer, born 19th May 1861
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Liza Lehmann, British Operatic Composer, born 11th July 1862

Miina Härma, Estonian Composer, born 9th February 1864 (music)
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Amy Beach, American Composer & Pianist, born 5th September 1867

Idabelle Smith Firestone, American Composer & Songwriter, born 10th November 1874

Zitkala-Sa, Sioux Writer, Editor, Musician and Activist, born 22nd February 1876
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Wanda Landowska, Polish-French Harpsichordist, born 5th July 1879

Gena Branscombe, Canadian Musician and Conductor, born 4th November 1881

Marion Bauer, American Composer, Writer & Music Critic, born 15th August 1882

Dina Appeldoorn, Dutch Composer and Pianist, born 26th February 1884

Marie Hall, British Violinist, born 8th April 1884

Guilhermina Suggia, Portugese Cellist, born 27th June 1885

Ma Rainey, Black American Singer and Theatre Owner, born 26th April 1886
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Nadia Boulanger, French Musician and Conductor, born 16th September 1887

Lovie Austin, Black American Bandleader & Musician, born 19th September 1887
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Stefi Geyer, Hungarian Violinist & Teacher, born 28th June 1888

Marguerite Canal, French Composer and Conductor, born 29th January 1890

Myra Hess, British Pianist & Educator, born 25th February 1890

Pauline Hall, Norwegian Composer and Music Critic, born 2nd August 1890

Elizabeth Cotten, Black American Singer Songwriter, born 5th January 1893
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Magda Tagliaferro, Brazilian Pianist, born 19th January 1893 (video)

Clara Haskil, Romanian Classical Pianist, born 7th January 1895
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Alberta Hunter, Black American Singer-Songwriter, born 1st April 1895

Harriet Cohen, British Pianist, born 2nd December 1895

Memphis Minnie, American Singer-Songwriter, born 3rd June 1897

Mary Brooksbank, Scottish Activist, Musician and Poet, born 15th December 1897
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Yvonne Lefébure, French Pianist and Teacher, born 29th June 1898
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Sara Carter, American Singer-Songwriter, born 21st July 1898

Sippie Wallace, African American Singer-Songwriter, born 1st November 1898

Helen Creighton, Canadian Folklorist, born 5th September 1899

Malvina Reynolds, American singer-songwriter and activist, born 23rd August 1900
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Ruth Crawford Seeger, American Composer, born 3rd July 1901

Thelma Terry, American Bandleader & Bassist, born 30th September 1901

Alice Tully, American music promoter & philanthropist, born 14th September 1902
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Alice Herz-Sommer, Czech Music Teacher, Pianist & Holocaust survivor, born 26th November 1903
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Vera Bradford, Australian Pianist and Teacher, born 5th September 1904
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Ève Curie, French American Journalist, Writer & Pianist, born 6th December 1904

Julia Smith, American Composer and Pianist, born 25th January 1905

Dorothy Fields, American Lyricist, born 15th July 1905

Jean Coulthard, Canadian Composer and Educator, born 10th February 1908
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Grazyna Bacewicz, Polish Composer & Violinist, born 5th February 1909

Mary Lou Williams, American Pianist and Composer, born 8th May 1910

Carmen Amaya, Romani Flamenco Dancer & Singer, born 2nd November 1913
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Mae Boren Axton, American Teacher, DJ & Songwriter, born 14th September 1914

Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian American Singer and Missionary, born 28th September 1914

Doris Fisher, American Singer and Songwriter, born 2nd May 1915

MS Subbulakshmi, Indian Musician and Actress, born 16th September 1916

Ella Fitzgerald, African American Singer, born 25th April 1917

Lena Horne, American Singer & Civil Rights Activist, born 30th June 1917
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Pearl Bailey, African American Singer & Actress, born 29th March 1918

Cindy Walker, American Country Singer-Songwriter, born 20th July 1918

Lillian "Lil" Green, African American Singer Songwriter, born 22nd December 1919

Melina Mercouri, Greek Actress, Singer & Politician, born 18th October 1920
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Dinah Washington, African American Singer & Pianist, born 29th August 1924

Hung Sin-nui, Chinese Opera Singer, born 27th December 1924

Felice Bryant, American Songwriter, born 7th August 1925

Donna Hightower, African American Singer Songwriter, born 28th December 1926
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Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Australian Composer, born 29th December 1912

Domna Samiou, Greek music researcher & musician, born 12th October 1928

Sharan Rani Backliwal, Indian Music Scholar, born 9th April 1929
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Natalie Sleeth, American Pianist and Composer, born 29th October 1930
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Ceija Stojka, Romani-Austrian Writer, Painter and Musician, born 23rd May 1933
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Dottie Rambo, American Gospel Singer Songwriter, born 2nd March 1934
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Hazel Dickens, American Feminist, Activist, Bluegrass Singer, born 1st June 1935

Mercedes Sosa, Argentinian Folk Singer & Activist, born 9th July 1935

Betty Everett, American Pianist & Singer, born 23rd November 1939

Fontella Bass, African American R&B soul singer, born 3rd July 1940

Esma Redžepova, Macedonian Romani Singer and Humanitarian, born 8th August 1943