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.

  • ACE Publications

    11 title(s)
    Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
    Vally Weigl ALONG THE MOVING DARKNESS med-high voice, fl (or) vln (obl), pf
    Vally Weigl ANDANTE FOR STRINGS str qrt OR str orch
    Vally Weigl BLACKBIRD medium-high voice and piano
    Vally Weigl EPITAPH
    medium-high voice, flute OR violin OR oboe (obl), piano
    Vally Weigl LISTEN! voice and piano
    Vally Weigl OUT OF THE DARK (EVOLUTION)
    medium-high voice, flute OR violin OR oboe (obl), piano
    Vally Weigl REQUIEM FOR ALLISON Soprano or Mezzo, with either string quartet or string orchestra; Also voice+piano version available
    Vally Weigl SAINT FRANCIS women's chorus, flute (or violin) and piano
    Vally Weigl THIS IS THE DAY OF LIGHT SATB, piano or organ
    Vally Weigl WHEN THE VISION DIES medium-high voice with flute or violin, and piano
    Vally Weigl WHO HAS SEEN THE WIND? Voice, fl, pf or 3part voices voice, flute (or recorder), piano

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