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.

  • solo inst+keyboard
  • string quartet (alone or + inst or voc)
  • ACE Publications

    6 title(s)
    Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
    Vally Weigl ANDANTE FOR STRINGS str qrt OR str orch
    Vally Weigl FIVE SONGS OF REMEMBRANCE - Mezzo Soprano, String Quartet Mezzo, string quartet (or string orch)
    Vally Weigl OLD TIME BURLESQUE
    vcl, pf
    Vally Weigl REQUIEM FOR ALLISON Soprano or Mezzo, with either string quartet or string orchestra; Also voice+piano version available
    Vally Weigl REVELATION medium voice, string quartet
    Vally Weigl TO EMILY (ADAGIETTO FOR STRINGS)
    str quintet, or str orchestra

    Additional Works