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STRING QUARTETS
(if the location of the music is known, the entry concludes with a publisher or email address)

  • Rosalina ABEJO (1922-1991): 5 Str Qtts; 1949-1959.

  • Sarah ADERHOLDT (b1955): Str Qtt, 1978. 9'; youtube. CD Crescent Qtt/Leonarda LE336.

  • Eleanor ALBERGA (b1949): Str Qtt No 1, 1993. Str Qtt No 2, 1994. Remember, 2000. Str Qtt No 3, 2001. eleanoralberga.com/works.

  • Franghiz ALI-ZADEH (b1947): Str Qtt, 1974. Dilogy I, 14, 1988; Sikorski. Mugam Sayagi, 1993, 19'.
    Oasis, 1998, 13'. Kronos Qtt. In search of ... 15', 2005; Sikorski.

  • Elfrida ANDRÉE (1841-1929): Str Qtt in A, 23', 1861; Furore-Verlag 3690 & Hildegard.com 494-02629. Str Qtt in A minor, Str Qtt in D minor, 1887. Str Qtt in A, Op Posth;
    Amadeus Verlag BP1201. CD Musica Sveciae B005AXMY56.

  • Caroline ANSINK (b1959): Shades of Silence, 1985; Donemus. Brezze, Str Qtt, 9'30", 1992; Ansink.

  • Violet ARCHER (b1913): Str Qtt No 1, 1940. No 2, 1949. No 3, 1981; manuscripts in
    Calgary Uni archives    .

  • Elinor ARMER (b1939): Str Qtt; J B Elkus & Son.

  • Valborg AULIN (1860-1928): Str Qtt No 1 in F, 1884; IMSLP; Noten Roehr 87220. youtube.
    Str Qtt No 2 in E minor, op 17, 1889, c21'; youtube. Valborg Aulin.

  • Lera AUERBACH (b1973): Str Qtt, Désir, 2013, 35'; Boosey.com

  • Grażyna BACEWICZ (1913-69): Str Qtt No 1, 1938. Str Qtt No 2, 1943. Str Qtt No 3, 19', 1947. Str Qtt No 4, 22', 1951; youtube. Str Qtt No 5, 1955. Str Qtt No 6, 1960. Str Qtt No 7, 17', 1965; youtube. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne.
    CDs of complete Quartets: Silesian Quartet/Chandos Records; Lutoslawski Quartet/Naxos.

  • Maria BACH (1896-1978): Str Qtt No 1, 1935. No 2, 1942. klassica.info.
    On chamber music CD CPO 555341-2.

  • Vera BAEVA (1930-2017): Str Qtt. New York Public Library.

  • Esther BALLOU (1915-1973): Nocturne, 1937. American University Library archives.

  • Marion BAUER (1882-1955): Str Qtt, op 20, 1925. Five Pieces, Patterns, op 41, Str Qtt, 1946-1949.

  • Amy BEACH (1867-1944): Str Qtt in one movement, Op 89, 13' 1929. A-R Editions.
    CD Ambache Ensemble/Chandos Records 10162.

  • Sally BEAMISH (b1956): Str Qtt No 1. Str Qtt No 2 Opus California, 12', 1999; Norsk Musikforlag. Str Qtt No 3, Reed Stanzas, 24', 2013; Norsk Musikforlag. youtube. Str Qtt No 4, Nine Fragments, 2018. A Myndin', 2018; Edition Peters. Beamish Quartets.

  • Marguerite BÉCLARD d'HARCOURT (1884-1964): Str Qtt No 1, 1920. No 2, 1923. Str Qtt, 1930; Biblioteque Nationale de France. Concerto Grosso pour les Cordes, Str Qtt et orchestre, 1957; BNF.

  • Elizabeth BELL (1928-2016): Str Qtt No 1, 25', 1957; American Composers Allaiance.

  • Johanna BEYER (1888-1944): Str Qtts 1934, 1936, Dance, 1938, 1943. New York Public Library.

  • Susan BLAUSTEIN (b1953): Ricercate, 1981.

  • Patricia BLOMFIELD HOLT (1910-2003): Str Qtt No 1, 1937. Str Qtt No 2, 1956. Canada Music Centre.

  • Victoria BOND (b1945): Dreams of Flying, 15', 1994. Subito Music.

  • Edith BORROFF (1925-2019): Str Qtt, 1941. Grand Rondo, 1944. Str Qtt No 3 in E minor, 17', 1943;
    American Composers Alliance. Borroff.

  • Henriëtte BOSMANS (1895-1952): Str Qtt, 12', 1927 Donemus. youtube.

  • Nadia BOULANGER (1887-1979): Fugue, 1908; Biblioteque Nationale de France.

  • Ina BOYLE (1889-1967): Str Qtt in E minor, 27', 1934. Ina Boyle String Quartet.

  • Helen BOWATER (b1952): The Bodhi Tree, 9', 1991; sounz.org.nz.

  • Anne BOYD (b1946): No 1, The Fourth Generation, 1968. Str Qtt No 2, Play on the Water, 25', 1973.
    No 3, 1991; Faber Music.

  • Roslyn BROGUE (1919-1981): Str Qtt, 1951.

  • Eliza BROWN (b1985): Str 4tt No 1, 8', 2011/2013. Brown Quartet. youtube.

  • Radie BRITAIN (1903-94): Epic Poem (Juilliard Nat Publication Prize), 1927. Str Qtt, 1934. Hebraic Poem, 1934. Prison (Lament), 1935.

  • Diana BURRELL: (b1948): Gulls and Angels, 11', 1994; Burrell catalogue. Earth, 18'; Earth.

  • Helza CAMEU (1903-95): Suite No 2, 1935. Str Qtt, 1937.

  • Matilde CAPUIS (1913-2017): Str Qtt in C# minor, 25', 1962; Furore Verlag.

  • Teresa CARREÑO (1853-1917): Str Qtt in B minor, 23', 1895; youtube. Furore Verlag; Edition Silvertrust;
    Cayambis Music Press.

  • Doreen CARWITHEN (1922-2003): Str Qtt No 1, 20', 1945; youtube. Str Qtt No 2, Cobbett Prize, 19', 1950; contact William Alwyn Foundation. CD Sorrel Qtt/Chandos 9596.

  • Gayane C’EBOTARYAN (1918-1998): Str Qtts: No 1, 1978; No 2, 1990.

  • Rebecca CLARKE (1886-1979): Str Qtt in 1 mvt, 7', 1924; youtube. Poem: Adagio, 8', 1926. OUP. CD: Flesch Qtt/Dutton CDLX7132.

  • Anna CLYNE (b1980): Roulette with tape, 12', 2007. Primula Vulgaris, 7', 2010. Shadow of the Words, 9', 2010. Breathing Statues, 15', 2019. Woman Holding a Balance, 7', 2020. Boosey.com.

  • Gloria COATES (b1938): Glissando String Quartet, 1962. Str Qtt No 1 Protestation Quartet, 1965/66.
    Str Qtt No 2 Mobile, 1971. Str Qtt No 3, 1975. Str Qtt No 4, 1976. Six Movements for Str Qtt, 1978.
    Str Qtt No 5, 1988. Str Qtt No 6, 1999. Str Qtt No 7 Angels with organ, 2001; youtube. Str Qtt No 8, 2001/02. Str Qtt No 9, 2007. Str Qtt No 10, Among the Asteroids, 1971/76. CD Kreutzer Qtt/Naxos.

  • Eleanor CORY (b1943): Str Qtt No 3, 14', 2015; American Composers Alliance.

  • Frances Ulric COLE (1905-92): Str Qtt No 1, 1932. No 2, 1934.

  • Jean COULTHARD (1908-2000): No 1, In the Spring of the Year, 1948. Str Qtt No 2, Threnody, 1954.
    Str Qtt No 3, 1987. Canadian Music Centre.

  • Ruth CRAWFORD SEEGER (1901-53): Str Qtt, 1931; youtube; Theodore Presser. Str Qtt, 12', 1952.
    CDs: Schonberg Ensemble/Deutsche Gramophon 449 925-2; Pellegrini Qtt/CPO 999670-2.

  • Chaya CZERNOWIN (b1957): Str Qtt, 14, 1996. Anea Crystal, 22', 2008. youtube.
    Schott Music.

  • Nancy DALBERG (1881-1949): Str Qtt No 2 in G minor, op 14, 1922, 25'; Edition Silvertrust. Str Qtt No 3, op 20, 1927. Edition Silvertrust. CD Neilson Qtt/DaCapo 8.224138: Naxos.

  • Emma Lou DIEMER (b1927): Str Qtt No 1, 1987. emmaloudiemer.com

  • Violeta DINESCU (b1953): Terra Lonhdana, 15'36", 1984, with flute & piano. Noten Roehr.
    CD: Troubadisc LC NR.6206, 1988.

  • Ailsa DIXON (1932-2017): Nocturnal Scherzo, 1986. Sohrab and Rustum, 1987. Variations on Love Divine, 24', 1996. Dixon works.

  • Lucia DLUGOSZEWSKI (b1925-2000): Transparencies, 1952. Flower Music, 1959. Hanging Bridge, 1968. Pure Flight, 1970. Quidditas, 1984. Earsense.

  • Sophie ECKHARDT-GRAMATTÉ (1899-1974): Str Qtt No 1, E 103, 1938. Str Qtt No 2, Heinburger Quartett, 1943. Str Qtt No 3, E 149, 1964; Leslie Music Publications: LE.DER1826.

  • Katharine Emily EGGAR (1874-1961): Str Qtt, 1931. Eggar Collection at Senate House Library.

  • Eleonora EKSANISHVILI (1919-2003): Str Qtt, 1944. Str Qtt, 1949.

  • Rosalind ELLICOTT (1857-1924): Str Qtt in Bb major, 1884.

  • Florence EWART (1864-1949): Fugue, c1925. Str Qtt in D minor, 1930.

  • Suzanne FARRIN (b1956): Str Qtt No 1, 24', 1984. Undecim, 2', 2009. suzannefarrin.com

  • Eibhlis FARRELL (b1953): Str Qtt No 2, 1977; Ireland Comtemporary Music Centre.

  • Vivian FINE (1913-2000): Prelude, 1937. Str Qtt, 19', 1957; Fine catalogue.

  • Elena FIRSOVA (b1950): Str Qtt No 1, Op 4, 1970. Str Qtt No 2, Op 11, 1974. Str Qtt No 3, Op 24, 10', 1980; youtube. Str Qtt No 4, Amoroso, Op 40, 1989. Str Qtt No 5, Lagrimoso, Op 58, 15', 1992.
    Str Qtt No 6, Op 71. Str Qtt No 8. Str Qtt No 9, Op 78. Boosey.com.
    CD Conifer Classics 75605 512522/Chilingirian Qtt.

  • Gabriela Lena FRANK (b1972): Leyendas, an Andean Walkabout, Str Qtt, 24', 2001. Inkarrí, 24', 2005. Quijotadas, Str Qtt, 22'. Milagros, 22, 2010. Kanto Kechua no 2, 4'35", 2018. Hildegard.com 494-02631;
    G Schirmer. CD Baby 7386091 Leyendas, An Andean Walkabout, Chiara Str Qtt; youtube.

  • Emmy FRENSEL WEGENER (1901-73): Str Qtt, 12', 1929; Donemus.

  • Vivian FUNG (b1975): Str Qtt No 1, 18', 2003. Str Qtt No 2, 18', 2009. Str Qtt No 3, 10', 2013. Str Qtt No 4, Insects and Machines, 2019. Vivian Fung.

  • Biancamaria FURGERI (b1935): Tre Episodi, op 24, Str Qtt, 1985.

  • Stacy GARROP (b1969): Str Qtt No 1, 11', 1992. Str Qtt No 2, Demons & Angels, 30', 2005. Str Qtt No 3, Gaia, 31', 2008; Theodore Presser. Biava Qtt/Cedille Records. Str Qtt No 4 , 19'.

  • Miriam GIDEON (1906-96): Lyric Piece, 1941. Str Qtt, 1946; American Composers Alliance.

  • Ruth GIPPS (1921-99): Sabrina, Str Qtt in one movement, op 13; 1940. Str Qtt, Op 47, 1956.

  • Peggy GLANVILLE-HICKS (1912-1990): Str Qtt, 1937. Australia Music Centre/Hicks.

  • Sylvia GLICKMAN (1932-2006): The Walls are Quiet Now, 1999; Hildegard.com 494-02632.

  • Dianne GOOLKASIAN RAHBEE (b1939): Improvisation, op 6, 1973. Pages from my Diary, op 19, 1983. Str Qtt, Keff, Op 57, 1992. Str Qtt, Journey's End, Op 58, 1993. Goolkasian Rahbee.

  • Dorothy GOW (1893-1982): Fantasy Quartet, Str Qtt No 1, 1932. Str Qtt No 2, 1933. Str Qtt in one mvt, 1947. British Music Collection/Gow.

  • Deirdre GRIBBIN (b1967): Str Qtt Amazing Face, 18', 2001. Str Qtt What the Whaleship Saw, 14', 2004. Merrow Sang, 12', 2008. Somewhere I have never travelled, 10', 2015. Gribbin works.
    CD RTÉ Vanburgh Qtt: NMC.

  • Sonja GROSSNER (b1942): Str Qtt No 3, Dark Adagio, c12', 1998. Str Qtt No 4, Cross Roads, 30', 1999. Grossner sheet music.

  • Sofia GUBAIDULINA (b1931): Str Qtt No 1, 1971, 22'; youtube. Str Qtt No 2, 10', 1987.
    Str Qtt No 3, 15', 1987; youtube. Str Qtt No 4, 1993, 12'. Reflexions on the theme B-A-C-H, Str Qtt, 5', 2002. Sikorski. Supraphon/Stamic Qtt.

  • Elizabeth GYRING (1886-1979): Str Qtt No 1 in A flat, 1900. Str Qtt No 2 in C minor; 1946.
    Str Qtt No 4, 1943. Str Qtt No 5, 1953. Str Qtt No 6, 1960. Str Qtt No 7, 1960.
    Papers at Washington State University.

  • Hanna Marie HANSEN (1875-1954): Rêverie d'été, Str Qtt, c1941.

  • Pamela HARRISON (1915-89): Str Qtt, 1941. Harrison compositions.

  • Susan Frances HARRISON (1859-1935): Quartet on ancient Irish Airs; Canada Music Centre.

  • Ethel Glenn HIER (1889-1971): Str Qtt. Suite for Str Qtt, c1941.

  • Jennifer HIGDON (b1962): An Exaltation of Larks, Str Qtt, 15', 2005. Grace from Voices, 5'.
    In the Shadow of the Mountain, 16'. Reel Time from Southern Harmony. Sky Quartet, 7', 1997/2000. Southern Harmony, 13', 2003. Voices, 18', 1993. Higdon chamber works. Naxos.

  • Dulcie HOLLAND (1913-2000): Str Qtt, 1996, Australian Music Centre

  • Augusta HOLMÈS (1847-1903): Menuetto, Str Qtt, 1867.

  • Imogen HOLST (1907-84): Phantasy Str Qtt, Cobbett Prize, 1928. British Library/Holst. Str Qtt No 1, 1946. Str Qtt No 2, 1950. youtube. Conifer Records CDCF196/Brindisi Qtt.

  • Katharine HOOVER (1937): Str Qtt No 1, 22', 1998. Str Qtt No 2, The Knot, 23', 2004; Papagena Press.
    Parnasses Records.

  • Mary HOWE (1882-1964): Fugue for Str Qtt, 1922. Petite Suite, 1928. Cancion romanesca, 1928.
    Scherzo & Fugue, 1936. Str Qtt, 1939. Yaddo, 1940. Three Pieces after Emily Dickinson, 1941.

  • Dorothy HOWELL (1898-1982): Dance, from Christmas Eve Suite, OUP archive, 1927. Str Qtt in D minor.

  • Miriam HYDE (1913-2005): Fantasy-Qtt in A, c1940. youtube. Str Qtt in E minor, 21', 1947.
    Australian Music Centre.

  • Chiayu HSU (b1975): Str Qtt, 2010, 17'; Eunote Music.

  • Alison ISADORA (b1962): Namasté, Str Qtt, 1993, 8'; Donemus.

  • Marie JAËLL (1846-1925): Str Qtt in G minor, c1880. youtube. Biblioteque Nationale de France.
    CD Solstice/Quatuor Florestan.

  • Marta JIRÁCKOVÁ (b1932): The Blanckenburg Fugue Op 33, 11', Str Qtt, 1985. Panton Music.

  • Vitêzslava KAPRÁLOVÁ (1915-40): Str Qtt, Op 8, 19', 1936. kapralova edition

  • Minna KEAL (1909-1999): Str Qtt, Op 1, c12', 1979; CMP 628: Corda Music Publications.
    CD Archaeus Qtt/Lorelt CD LNT114.

  • Elizabeth KELLY (b1982): Entangled & Entwined, Str Qtt, 8', 2011; Donemus.

  • Hannah KENDALL (b1984): Glances/I don't belong here, 10', 2019. Kendall works

  • Frida KERN (1891-1988): Str Qtt in F minor, 1924. Str Qtt No 1, op 8, 1930. Str Qtt No 2, op 21, 1934.
    Str Qtt No 3, op 39, 1941. Str Qtt No 4, op 48, 1948. Str Qtt No 5, op 72, 1956.

  • Astrid KRUISSELBRINK (b1972): Strijkkwartet, based on 3 paintings by Edvard Munch, 15', 2000. Donemus. CD: DoelenKwartet.

  • Halina KRZYZANOWSKA (1867-1937): Str Qtt in A, 1920, Edition Silvertrust.

  • Anne LAMBRECHTS-VOS (1876-1932): Str Qtt No 1, In memoriam Parentum,

  • Vanessa LANN (b1968): Lullabye for a Young Girl Dreaming, 15', 1990; Donemus / Boosey.
    Landscape of a Soul's Remembering, Str Qtt, 21', 2006. Donemus.

  • Libby LARSEN (b1950): Str Qtt Alauda, 1986; E C Schirmer ECS4214. Str Qtt No 4, Schoenberg, Schenker & Schillinger, 23', 1991,; OUP. This unbearable stillness: Songs from the balcony, 2003.
    Quartet She Wrote, 2008. Larsen Quartets. Sorrow, Song & Jubilee, 6', 2014.

  • Luise Adolpha LE BEAU (1850-1927): Str Qtt in G minor, Op 34, 1884; Furore Verlag.

  • Nicola LeFANU (b1947): Str Qtt No 1, 1988, 15', Wise Classical Music. Str Qtt No 2, 9', 1996; Wise Music. No 3, 11', 2010, Edition Peters EP72112A. youtube.

  • Tania LEÓN (b1943): Escencia para cuarteto de cuerdas, 18', 2009. Cuartetto No 2, 20', 2011; Peermusic Classical. tanialeon works.

  • Anna Severine LINDEMAN (1859-1938): Str Qtt in G minor, 1846. Str Qtt; manuscript info
    Norsk biografisk leksikon.

  • Kate LODER (1825-1904): Str Qtt in G minor, 1846. Str Qtt in E minor, 1847. Musicians of Bath, page 314.

  • Maddalena Laura LOMBARDINI SIRMEN (1745-1818): 6 Qtts: 1 in E flat, 12'. 2 in Bb, 12', 1760:
    Furore-Verlag. 3 in G minor, 11'. 4 in B flat, 10'. 5 in F minor, 13'. 6 in E, 10', 1769. youtube. Op 3, 1-3, Hildegard.com 494-02664. Nos 4-5: Edition Silvertrust. CD: CPO 555488-2/Lombardini Qtt.

  • Ruth LOMON (1930-2017): Vitruvian Scroll, 1981, Str Qtt. Janus, 1984. The Butterfly Effect, 1989.
    Lomon catalogue.

  • Gudrun LUND (1930-2020): Str Qtt No 1, op 8, 1976. No 2, Op 20, 1978. No 4, Op 70, 1983.
    No 5, Op 77, 1984. No 6, Op 134, 1992. Edition Samfundet. Danish composers.

  • Elizabeth LUTYENS (1906-83): Str Qtt No 2, Op 5/5, 1938. No 3, Op 18, 1949. No 6, Op 25/3, 1952; youtube. Plenum III, Op 93, 1973. Mare et minutiae, Op 107, 1976. Doubles, Op 125, 1978. Op 139, 1979. Diurnal, Op 146, 1980. No 12, Op 155, 1981. No 13, Op 158, 1982. University of York Music Press.

  • Elizabeth MACONCHY (1907-94): Str Qtt No 1, 1933. Str Qtt No 2, 1936. Str Qtt No 3, 1938, 11'; youtube. Str Qtt No 4, 1943. Str Qtt No 5, 1948. Str Qtt No 6, 1950. Str Qtt No 7, 1954.
    Str Qtt No 8, 1966. Str Qtt No 9, 15', 1969. Str Qtt No 10, 13', 1972. Str Qtt No 11, 14’,1977, youtube. Str Qtt No 12, 13'. Str Qtt No 13, Quartetto Corto, 8', 1983. Wise Classical Music. CDs Str Qtts 1-13: Mistry Qtt/Unicorn Kanchana Europadisc.

  • Ester MÄGI (1922-2021): Str Qtt No 1, 1964. Str Qtt No 2, 1965. Vesper, Str Qtt, 1998/2016.
    Estonian Music Information Centre.

  • Olga MAGIDENKO (1954): Str Qtt, Ausatmen (Ragtime), 12', 1999/2008. Furore Verlag.

  • Amanda MAIER (1853-1894): Str Qtt in A, 1877, IMSLP; Edition Silvertrust

  • Ursula MAMLOK (1928-2016): Two Bagatelles for String Quartet, 4', 1961; Str Qtt No 1, 11', 1963. Boosey.com. CD Naxos American Classics. Str Qtt No 2, 11', 1998; Edition Peters.

  • Ljubica MARIĆ (1909-2003): Str Qtt, 1931. Composers Association of Serbia: Maric.

  • Tera de MAREZ OYENS (1932-96): Contrafactus, Str Qtt, 1982, 8'; Donemus.

  • Emilie MAYER (1812-1883): Str Qtt in G min, op 14, 20'; F; D; E; G maj; B flat; A; all c1850; IMSLP;
    Edition Silvertrust. Furore Verlag

  • Cecilia McDOWELL (b1951): The Case of the Unanswered Wire, 10', 2004; McDowell works.

  • Bernadetta MATUSZCZAK (1937-2021): Quartetto in dodici parti, 1980. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne.

  • Natalia MEDVEDOVSKAYA (b1973): Quartet No 1, 8', 1991. Medvedovskaya.

  • Fanny MENDELSSOHN (1805-47): Str Qtt in Eb, 20', 1834. youtube. Breitkopf & Härtel.
    CDs Hyperion/Nash Ensemble; Solstice/Quatuor Florestan; Erato/Quatuor Ebene.

  • Benna MOE (1897-1983): Strg Qtt in F minor, 1934. Info from Danish music.

  • Jessie MONTGOMERY (b1981): Str Qtt, Source Code, 8', 2013; jessiemontgomery works

  • Dorothy Rudd MOORE (1940-2022): Modes, 12', 1968; American Composers Alliance.

  • Kate MOORE (b1979): Sketches of Stars, Str Qtt, 22', 2000. Australian Music Centre.

  • Mary Carr MOORE (1873-1957): Str Qtt in G minor, 1926. Str Qtt in F minor, 1930; Online Archive of California: OAC library

  • Geraldine MUCHA (1917-2012): Str Qtts 1944, 1970, 1986. Geraldine Mucha

  • Johanna MÜLLER-HERMANN (1868-1941): Str Qtt in Eb, op 6, 1911; Edition Silvertrust; Universal Edition.

  • Florentine MULSANT (b1962): Str Qtt No 1, op 26, 11', 2002, Furore-Verlag. Str Qtt No 2 in Bb, op 35, 18', 2008. Str Qtt No 4, op 54, 15', 2015; Furore-Verlag.

  • Thea MUSGRAVE (b1928): Str Qtt, 16', 1958; Wise Classical Music.

  • Olga NEUWIRTH (b1968): Akroarte Hadel, 13', 1995. Settori, 5', 1999. In the realms of the unreal.
    Neuwirth works.

  • Tatjana NIKOLAJEWA (1924-1993): Str Qtt No 1, 20', 1960; Sikorski.

  • Nailah NOMBEKO (b1990): Multifarious Agressions, Str Qtt, 2019. Nailah Nombeko.

  • Jacqueline NOVA (1935-1975): Little Suite, Str Qtt.

  • Alison NOWAK (b1948): Str Qtt No 1, 24', 1985; American Composers Alliance.

  • Nkeiru OKOYE (b1972): Movements for String Quartet, 7'50", 2020. Okoye works

  • Pauline OLIVEROS (1932-2016): 70 chords for Terry, 2005. The Wheel of Time, with synthesizer, 1982; Noten Roehr.

  • Cornélie van OOSTERZEE (1863-1943): Str Qtt, c1881. Str Qtt No 2, op 46, 1972.

  • Hilda PAREDES (b1957): Uy U U'Tan, 15', 1998. Hacia una bitácora capilar, 9', 2014. Cuerdas del destino (Strings of destiny). Paredes works.

  • Barbara PENTLAND (1912-2000) 5 Str Qtts between 1945-1985. Canadian Music Centre. Lightshot.

  • Zenobia Powell PERRY (1908-2004): Str Qtt No 1, 1956. Str Qtt No 2, 1964.
    Three Designs for Four Strings 1964; African Diaspora Music Project box 7.

  • Elena PETROVÁ (1929-2002): Str Qtt No 1, 1965. Str Qtt No 2, 1967. Str Qtt No 3, 1991.
    Czech Music Base.

  • Claire POLIN (1926-1995): 3 Str Qtts, between 1953-1969. Seesaw Music.

  • Florence PRICE (1887-1953): 2 Str Qtts, 1929. Str Qtt, 1935.
    Five Folksongs in Counterpoint; free download from Musicsheet.org.

  • Marta PTAZYNSKA (b1943): Mosaics, 15', 2002; PWM.

  • Priaulx RAINIER (1903-86): Str Qtt, 16', 1939; ED 10250; Schott. CD Leonarda Le336.

  • Shulamit RAN (b1949): Str Qtt No 1, 24', 1984. Vistas, Str Qtt No 2, 1989, 25'; Theodore Presser.
    Bach Shards, 4', 2002; Theodore Presser.

  • Giulia RECLI (1884-1970): Str Qtt 1913.

  • Clara Kathleen ROGERS (1844-1931): Str Qtt No 1, D min, op 5; A-R Editions. Str Qtt No 2.

  • Rhian SAMUEL (b1944): Preludes & Dances, 1997, 13'; Stainer. The Last Dance, 2009; Stainer.

  • Ruth SCHÖNTHAL (1924-2006): Str Qtt No 1, 14', 1962. youtube. No 2, 1983, rev 1983, 25'. In Memorium Holocaust, Str Qtt No 3, 18', 1997; Furore Verlag.
    CD Leonarda Le336; Naxos American Classics: Jewish Str Qtts.

  • Esther SCLIAR (1926-1978): Movimento de Quartetto, Str Qtt, 1966.

  • Hilda SEHESTED (1858-1936): Str Qtt in G, 1911. Royal Danish Library.

  • Johanna SENFTER (1879-1961): Str Qtt in D minor, Op 4. Str Qtt in F# minor, Op 28, 24'; Schott.
    Str Qtt in F minor, Op 46. Str Qtt in Bb, Op 64. Str Qtt in C minor, Op 115.

  • Verdina SHLONSKY (1905-90): Str Qtt, 26', 1948; youtube. Israel Music Institute.

  • Alice Mary SMITH (1839-84): Str Qtt No 1 in D, 1862. Str Qtt No 2 in A minor, 1870.
    Jubal Cain, Str Qtt No 3 in D, 1864. Str Qtt No 4 in G minor, 1867; Hildegard.com.

  • Julia SMITH (1911-89): Str Qtt, 1964; youtube. Edition Silvertrust.

  • Ethel SMYTH (1858-1944): Str Qtt in D minor, 1880. Str Qtt in C minor, 1881, 33', 1881; Furore-Verlag 10067. Str Qtt in E minor, 40', 1902-12; Edition Silvertrust.
    CD Archaeus Qtt/Lorelt LNT114 & CPO 2 CDs.

  • Diana SOH (b1984): (Ro)ob(ta)ject(tions), 7', 2007/2010; dianasoh.works.

  • Brunhilde SONNTAG (1936-2002): Str Qtt No 1, 1984. Str Qtt No 2, Animus, 1988.
    Str Qtt No 3, Es ist ein Schnitter, Leisst der Tod, 1993.

  • Marcelle SOULAGE (1894-1970): Str Qtt in C minor, op 58, 1922. Library of Congress.

  • Susan SPAIN-DUNK (1880-1962): Phantasy in D minor for Str Qtt, 13', 1915. Edition Silvertrust.
    CD Archaeus Qtt/Lorelt LNT114.

  • Fran Eva SPALDING (1883-1969): 5 Str Qtts; Editions Maurice Senart.

  • Margaret SUTHERLAND (1897-1984): Str Qtt No 1, 1939. Discussions, Str Qtt No 2, 1954; score.
    Str Qtt No 3, 1967; Australian Music Centre.

  • Edith SWEPSTONE (1862-1942): Lyrical Cycle, Str Qtt in G minor.

  • Dobrinka TABAKOVA (b1980): Str Qtt No 1, 10', 1997. Spectrum, 10', 1999. On a beach in the shade, 7', 2004. The Smile of the Flamboyant Wings, 2010. puchase scores

  • Germaine TAILLEFERRE (1892-1983): Str Qtt, 14', 1917-1919. Edition Silvertrust; Durand. ASIN: Adda CD B007KCG2A8; Vanguard Classics/Euridice Qtt; Troubadisc/Fanny Mendelssohn Qtt; DG/Leipziger Streichquartet.

  • Louise TALMA (1906-96) Str Qtt, 1954. Talma at MacDowell Colony

  • Su Lian TAN (b1964): Perlambulastories III, 24', 1991. Life in Wayang, 27', 2002;
    E C Schirmer. Revelations, 25', 2013; E C Schirmer/Revelations. Su Lian Tan.

  • Karen TANAKA (b1961): At the Grave of Beethoven, Str Qtt, 9', 1999; Wise Classical Music.

  • Phyllis TATE (1911-87): Str Qtt in F, 25',1952; OUP.

  • Augusta Read THOMAS (b1964): Sun Threads, 38'; includes Eagle at Sunrise, 7'; Wise Classical Music. youtube. Fugutive Star, 9', Invocations, 9', Rising Chant, 13', 2000-1.

  • Zlata TKACH (1928-2006): Str Qtt, 1982; Tkach Str Qtts.

  • Calliope TSOUPAKI (b1960): Mercurius, 20', 2005. Eithinon, 20, 2013.

  • Felicia TUCZEK (1849-1905): Str Qtt in F minor, 1904.

  • Agnes TYRRELL (1846-1883): Str Qtt in G; Certosa Verlag.

  • Ludmilla ULEHLA (1923-2009): Str Qtt No 1, 1953. Aria, Fugue & Toccata, 1968.

  • Nancy VAN der VATE (b1930): Str Qtt No 1, 14', 2017; American Composers Alliance.
    Str Qtt No 2, 17', 2005; ACA.

  • Ileana Pérez VELÁZQUEZ (b1964): Duendes Alados, (Winged Goblins) 14', 2001. Alma de güije,
    (Guije's Soul), 20', 2012, , 23', 2017. River of Life, 12', 2019. Velazquez works.

  • Lucie VELLÈRE (1896-1966): Str Qtt No 1 in D minor, 23', 1937. Str Qtt No 2 in E minor, 1942.
    Str Qtt No 3, 17', 1951. Bibliothèque du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. Str Qtt No 4, 15', 1962. CeBeDeM. Crescent Qtt/Leonarda CD Le336.

  • Sláva VORLOVÁ (1894-1973): Bezkydy, Str Qtt No 1, 1933. Str Qtt Op 5, 1939. Op 22, 1950. Vorlova.

  • Errollyn WALLEN (b1958): Variations, Str Qtt, 1983; Wallen works. Peters Edition.

  • Judith WEIR (b1954): Str Qtt, 13', 1990; Wise Classical Music. CD Delphian/Edinburgh Qtt.

  • Rosy WERTHEIM (1888-1949): Str Qtt, 1933; Broekmans.

  • Gillian WHITEHEAD (b1941): Str Qtt, Moon, Tides and Shoreline, 1987; sounz.org.nz.

  • Chen YI (b1953): Str Qtts: Burning, 2001. Shuo. Sprout. At the Kansas City New Year's Concert.
    From the Path of Beauty    . Theodore Presser.

  • Isidora ŽEBELJAN (1967-2020): Palomka Qtt, 7', 2009-2011; Ricordi Italy no 140208.

  • Ruth ZECHLIN (1926-2007): Str Qtt No 1, 1959. Str Qtt No 2, 1965. Str Qtt No 3, 1970. Str Qtt No 4, 1971. Str Qtt No 5, 1971. Str Qtt No 6, 1977. Ries & Ehler.

  • Zaziza ZHŪBANOVA (1927-1993): Str Qtt No 1, 13', 1952. Str Qtt No 2, 17', 1973. Str Qtt, 1990; Classicalexburns.

  • Belle Van ZUYLEN (1740-1805): 6 Minuetten, Str 4tt, 13', 1780; Donemus.
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