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

    10 title(s)
    Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
    Vally Weigl BALLAD OF MY FATHER, THE SATB chor, soli, pf
    Vally Weigl CHERRY TREE (Version2) hn, ob(or fl), pf
    Vally Weigl CHRISTMAS LULLABY 1966 voice, piano
    Vally Weigl DIRGE: WHAT WERE THEY LIKE? Mezzo or Baritone, Flute, Piano
    Vally Weigl FRUHLING (Springtime) medium-high voice and piano
    Vally Weigl MOTHER'S DAY voice, pf
    Vally Weigl ODE: WE ARE THE MUSIC MAKERS satb,a cap
    Vally Weigl THREE EASY ROUNDS 3 or 4 pt soli, or chorus
    Vally Weigl WHEN THE SONG OF THE ANGELS IS STILLED SATB mixed chorus a cappella
    Vally Weigl WHO IS AT MY WINDOW medium voice, piano; alternate version with added flute or violin

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