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

    17 title(s)
    Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
    Vally Weigl ALONG THE MOVING DARKNESS med-high voice, fl (or) vln (obl), pf
    Vally Weigl BENEDICTION satb
    Vally Weigl BLACKBIRD medium-high voice and piano
    Vally Weigl BOLD HEART ssa(pf for reh)
    Vally Weigl ECHOES FROM POEMS BY PATRICIA BENTON Vers1: med voice (or hn or cl), vln, pf; Vers2: med voice AND hn or vcl, vln,pf
    Vally Weigl EPITAPH
    medium-high voice, flute OR violin OR oboe (obl), piano
    Vally Weigl LET DOWN THE BARS O DEATH TTBB men's choir
    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 PRACTICAL EARTH SATELLITES satb a capella
    Vally Weigl REQUIEM FOR ALLISON Soprano or Mezzo, with either string quartet or string orchestra; Also voice+piano version available
    Vally Weigl SILHOUETTE, for ww Quartet fl,cl,bsn,hn
    Vally Weigl THOU ART THE WAY satb,org
    Vally Weigl THOU ART THE WAY satb a capella
    Vally Weigl TWO SHORT ROUNDS voice, pf
    Vally Weigl WHEN THE VISION DIES medium-high voice with flute or violin, and piano
    Vally Weigl WINTER NIGHT voice, soprano recorder, pf

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