Vally Weigl

Biography

Vally [Valerie] Weigl [née Pick] (1894–1982), Viennese musician, who studied piano (Richard Robert), composition (Karl Weigl), and musicology (Guido Adler, at Vienna University), after which she worked as Robert’s assistant, and with Karl Weigl at the Musikwissenschaftliches Institut of the University. She married Karl in 1921, and emigrated with him to New York in 1938, where she worked as a teacher and composer, and, after taking a masters degree at Columbia University, as a music therapist, becoming chief music therapist at New York Medical College, and authoring many journal articles in the field. Comprehensive works list at Karl Weigl Foundation.

  • mixed instrumental ens 6 to 15 players
  • String Quintet
  • ACE Publications

    26 title(s)
    Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
    Vally Weigl GIFTS satb,pf
    Vally Weigl GLIMPSE OF HOPE mez sop OR bar, fl(or vln),pf
    Vally Weigl I AM THE PEOPLE, THE MOB SATB, tbn, timp
    Vally Weigl IN THE MEADOW voice, soprano recorder, pf
    Vally Weigl LITTLE SINGERS med voice, sop rec (or fl), pf
    Vally Weigl LITTLE SONGS FOR LITTLE VALLY
    1-2 voices,fl(or rec),pf
    Vally Weigl LOAM medium voice, vln OR cl obl,vla,pf
    Vally Weigl NEVER MORE WILL THE WIND medium voice,cl,vln,vcl
    Vally Weigl OH, LOVE DOTH MAKE THE DAY med(or hg voice), pf, opt mmb(or gtr)
    Vally Weigl OUR WORLD IS ONE satb,pf
    Vally Weigl OUT OF THE DARK (EVOLUTION)
    medium-high voice, flute OR violin OR oboe (obl), piano
    Vally Weigl PEACE HYMN ssa, pf
    Vally Weigl PLAYTHINGS OF THE WIND bar or mez-sop,cl OR vla obl, pf
    Vally Weigl ROAD TO PEACE, THE unison chor,pf
    Vally Weigl ROCK-A-BY LADY, THE med voice,recorder,pf
    Vally Weigl SEA SUNSETS women's chor, fl OR cl OR vln, pf
    Vally Weigl SEAL LULLABY mezzo,recorder(or ob),pf
    Vally Weigl SILVER med voice, pf, rec
    Vally Weigl SONG OF HOPE, A ssa, pf
    Vally Weigl SONG OF THE SHADOWS, THE satb, pf
    Vally Weigl SOON med voice, fl/cl/vln obl, pf
    Vally Weigl SWIFTLY ALONG FLOWS THE RIVER med voice, hn OR vla, pf
    Vally Weigl THOU ART THE WAY satb,org
    Vally Weigl THOUGHTS ABOUT GRASSHOPPERS med voice, sop recorder, fl, pf
    Vally Weigl TO EMILY (ADAGIETTO FOR STRINGS)
    str quintet, or str orchestra

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