Mary Wiegold's Songbook

Mary Wiegold’s Songbook is a collection of songs for soprano[1] and, usually, an ensemble of 2 clarinets, viola, cello and double bass which were written at the invitation of the soprano Mary Wiegold and the composer John Woolrich. Around two hundred songs were collected, mostly written within a ten year period from the late 1980s.[2]

The Songbook is ‘like a modern day codex- should nothing survive from the previous decade of British music save this, scholars would be able to form a reliable picture of the diverse compositional activity of those years.’ (Tempo)

Selected list of songs

Discography

Mary Carewe/Thomas Adès EMI

Claron McFadden/Composers Ensemble/Thomas Adès EMI

Dora Ohrenstein/Alan Kay/Michael Lowenstern/Jeremy McCoy Koch International

Tony Arnold, Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima Bridge 9135

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/Dominic Muldowney NMCD003

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/Dominic Muldowney NMCD003

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/Dominic Muldowney NMCD003

Claron McFadden/Nash Ensemble/Reinbert de Leeuw Teldec Classics 3984-26867-2

Christine Whittlesey/EIC/Pierre Boulez DG 439 910-2

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/Dominic Muldowney NMCD003

Claron McFadden/Nash Ensemble/Reinbert de Leeuw Teldec Classics 3984-26867-2

Christine Whittlesey/EIC/Pierre Boulez DG 439 910-2

Claron McFadden/Nash Ensemble/Reinbert de Leeuw Teldec Classics 3984-26867-2

Christine Whittlesey/EIC/Pierre Boulez DG 439 910-2

Valdine Anderson/Gavin Bryars Ensemble Philips

Patrice Maginnis/The California Parallèlle Ensemble/Nicole Paiement Mode 122

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/Dominic Muldowney NMCD003

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/Dominic Muldowney NMCD003

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/Dominic Muldowney NMCD003

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/Dominic Muldowney NMCD003

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/Dominic Muldowney NMCD003

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/John Woolrich Largo 5138

Mary Wiegold/Mark van de Wiel Largo 5138

Margaret Schindler/Perihelion Artworks CD (AW032)

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/Dominic Muldowney NMCD003

Lenka Skornickova/Mondschein Matous MK 0051-2 931

Felicity Lott/Steven Isserlis RCA Victor 09026 68928 2

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/Keith Tippett NMCD003

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/Peter Wiegold Metier: MSVCD92043

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/Dominic Muldowney NMCD003

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/Dominic Muldowney NMCD003

Mary Wiegold/Composers Ensemble/Dominic Muldowney NMCD003

References

  1. ↑ "“a few words for a woman”: gender and authorship in contemporary vocal composition". Sequenza.me.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  2. ↑ Bayan Northcott (1994-01-08). "Arts: Flocking in on the wings of song: It started with the composer John Woolrich asking colleagues for a few songs. Now the 'Songbook' written for Mary Wiegold includes 150 items, with another 70 in the pipeline - all given free. Bayan Northcott reports on a collection that just grew - Music - Arts & Entertainment". The Independent. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. ↑ "Thomas Adès - Life Story". Thomasades.com. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  4. ↑ "Classical Net Review - Babbitt - Quatrains, Manifold Music, My Ends are My Beginnings, Swan Song, etc". Classical.net. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  5. ↑ "Sir Harrison Birtwistle – 3 Settings of Celan | for soprano, 2 clarinets, viola, violoncello and double bass – Work Introduction". Universal Edition. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  6. ↑ Description by Seth Brodsky. "White and Light for soprano and 5 instruments - Harrison Birtwistle | Details, Parts / Movements and Recordings". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  7. ↑ "Adnan_Songbook". Gavinbryars.com. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  8. ↑ "Lies & Inventions". Elviscostello.com. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  9. ↑ http://www.umich.edu/~musausa/MU8pp35-37.pdf
  10. ↑ Harvey, Jonathan. "You - Chamber/Ensemble Works - Repertoire". Faber Music. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  11. ↑ Maw, Nicholas (1992-11-20). "Head of Orpheus, The - Chamber/Ensemble Works - Repertoire". Faber Music. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  12. ↑ "Six of Hearts: Songs for Mary Wiegold". Tom Phillips. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  13. ↑ Sculthorpe, Peter. "From Nourlangie - Chamber/Ensemble Works - Repertoire". Faber Music. Retrieved 2014-01-07.

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