Louise Farrenc was a profoundly influential French composer, performer, professor, and author. Though she would ultimately become quite a sought-after performer, her potential as a composer was recognized quite early on. Women were not permitted to enroll in conventional composition classes at the Conservatoire de Paris at the time, but, she did receive private lessons from Anton Reicha, the professor of composition there. Years later she would receive a permanent appointment as Professor of Piano at the same institution, a position she held for thirty years. She was the only woman during the 19th century to bear that title.
Her piano etudes possess pedagogical value as well as great beauty and character. These works lend themselves quite well to the guitar duo setting. While I have rendered all of Farrenc’s melodies quite faithfully, I have taken liberties with the accompaniments in order to make them more idiomatic to the guitar. Likewise, many of the effects of which the guitar is capable have been brought to bear in ways that deviate from the original intent of the etude. Alternatively, the challenges that some of these etudes were meant to address for the piano student are amplified by this adaptation. For example, etude 5 is intended to enable the piano student to improve the coordination between their left and right hands. It certainly presents a challenge in that regard to the guitar duo!
These selections are entirely suitable for guitarists with limited experience, though they could, of course, be beautifully realized by players with a great deal more experience as well.

Louise Farrenc était une compositrice, interprète, professeur et auteure française profondément influente. Même si elle deviendra finalement une interprète très recherchée, son potentiel en tant que compositrice est reconnu très tôt. Les femmes n'étaient pas autorisées à s'inscrire aux cours de composition conventionnels au Conservatoire de Paris à l'époque, mais elle recevait des cours particuliers d'Anton Reicha, le professeur de composition du Conservatoire de Paris. Des années plus tard, elle recevra un poste permanent de professeur de piano dans la même institution, poste qu'elle occupera pendant trente ans. Elle était la seule femme au XIXe siècle à porter ce titre.
Ses études pour piano possèdent une valeur pédagogique ainsi qu'une grande beauté et un grand caractère. Ces œuvres se prêtent assez bien au montage en duo de guitares. Même si j’ai rendu assez fidèlement toutes les mélodies de Farrenc, j’ai pris des libertés avec les accompagnements afin de les rendre plus idiomatiques à la guitare. De même, de nombreux effets dont la guitare est capable ont été mis en œuvre d’une manière qui s’écarte de l’intention originale de l’étude. Alternativement, les défis que certaines de ces études étaient censées relever pour l'étudiant en piano sont amplifiés par cette adaptation. Par exemple, l'étude 5 est destinée à permettre à l'élève de piano d'améliorer la coordination entre ses mains gauche et droite. Cela représente certainement un défi à cet égard pour le duo de guitares !
Ces sélections conviennent parfaitement aux guitaristes ayant une expérience limitée, même si elles pourraient bien sûr également être magnifiquement réalisées par des musiciens beaucoup plus expérimentés

Mezzo-soprano voice and piano - Moderately Difficult - Digital Download

SKU: MQ.8728-5E

Composed by Juliana Hall. 13 pages. E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital #8728-5E. Published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company - Digital (MQ.8728-5E).

English.

Commissioned by the Seattle Art Song Society for its women's concert in the 2018-2019 concert season, which is devoted to concerts of songs on themes of various types of social justice.
Poems by American poet Margaret Widdemer (who shared one of the earliest Pulitzer Prizes with Carl Sandburg) discuss women's rights as well as the treatment of children in America under male political leadership, and form the basis of Juliana Hall's first work on the themes of social justice and women's rights. The world premiere will be presented in Seattle, WA on March 8, 2019, by acclaimed mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski, with the composer at the piano. Duration: 20:00
Contents:
I. The Net
II. A Mother to the War-Makers
III. The Old Suffragist
IV. The Modern Woman To Her Lover
V. The Women’s Litany.

Women's choir or children's choir (SMezA) - very easy - Digital Download

SKU: S9.Q8582

(Frankreich, 13. Jh.). Composed by Karl Haus. This edition: choral score. Schott Choral Leaflets. Downloadable, Choral score. Schott Music - Digital #Q8582. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q8582).

German.

Choral Choir (SSAA) - Digital Download

SKU: A0.966970

Composed by Jack Coale, Frank Anderson. Arranged by David Wallace. Contemporary. Octavo. 4 pages. Klose Harmoneez #3915395. Published by Klose Harmoneez (A0.966970).

Barbershop arrangement for women, very appropriate for contest.