Steven Schwartz wrote: >I'd be interested to know how many listers knew any works by Louise Talma, >Rebecca Clarke, or Laura Clayton. And, no, I'm not taking a survey. Indeed I only now Rebecca Clarke, for her chamber music. But I also know Ustvolskaya, Gubaidulina and Smirnova whose work IMO is right up there with the very best composers of any time. Could you elaborate a bit on Talma (sounds like a Dutch - or, rather, Frisian name) & Clayton? Do they achieve the same level? Of course in this - I mean the last - century there have come increasingly more women to the fore. Philip