Mary Jeanne van Appledorn

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Mary Jeanne van Appledorn (b. Holland, Michigan, United States, October 2, 1927) is an American composer of contemporary classical music and pianist.

She studied with Bernard Rogers and Alan Hovhaness at the Eastman School of Music. She received her Ph.D. in music theory from Eastman in 1966. She has served on the music faculty of Texas Tech University since 1950.

She has composed numerous works for various instrumental combinations and has also composed computer music. Her works are generally tonal, although she has also used the twelve-tone technique, and she has frequently utilized string piano techniques in her piano music. Her music has been recorded by the Opus One and Golden Crest labels, and her scores are published by numerous publishers.

Her surname is Dutch (from the town of Apeldoorn, though in Americanized spelling); her great-grandparents emigrated to the United States from the Netherlands. She visited Apeldoorn in 1982.