Here we will take a look at the profiles of phenomenal women in music who have contributed their talents to help shape music history julie andrews the younger generation knows her as the regal queen from the princess diaries movies while the older crowd knows her from her astounding performance as maria in the film the sound of music. This item women and music a history by karin anna pendle paperback 3000 temporarily out of stock ships from and sold by amazoncom free shipping details new historical anthology of music by women by james r briscoe paperback 3899 in stock on february 11 2021 order it now ships from and sold by amazoncom free shipping details women making music the western art tradition . The female presence in music has a sparse history much of the renaissance baroque classical and romantic periods predominantly highlight the work of male composers and players thus leaving us with a void of female composition and artistry from that time period