Marion Vree

Marion Frances Wyma Vree-Brown (18 July 1920 – 10 April 2012) was an American composer/arranger[1] and music educator.[2][3]

Vree was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Peter and Mina (Westrate) Wyma. She studied music at the University of Southern California, receiving her BM[4] in 1947, MM in 1953, and DMA 1975.[5] The title of her dissertation was The Development of Netherlands Psalmody from 1565-1773 through the Study of the Bourgeois Tune for Psalm 42.[6] She married Henry Vree and they had a son, Dale, before Vree's death in 1976.[7] She remarried Harry Wesley Brown Jr. in 1980 and changed her name to Vree-Brown, although her music was published under the name Marion Vree.[8]

Vree taught music and directed choral groups in Los Angeles at Alexander Hamilton High School[9] and at Pierce College.[10] She participated in the 1987 Congress on Women in Music (now the International Alliance for Women in Music), during which she hosted a house concert with composer Deborah Kavasch.[11]

Vree composed and arranged music which was published[12] by Alfred Music,[13] Carl Fischer Music,[14] Harold Flammer Inc., Theodore Presser Company,[15] Shawnee Press,[16] and Walton Music[17] (now GIA Publications).

Works

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Her compositions for choir (with piano or organ accompaniment unless otherwise indicated), include:

  • Amarilli, Mia Bella (Giulio Caccini/Marion Vree)[18]
  • Christ is Born – French Christmas Carol[15]
  • Come, Let Us Sing Unto the Lord (Francois Couperin/Marion Vree)[13]
  • Consecration[2]
  • From Heaven High I Come to You
  • God is My Shepherd (with flute or oboe; Anton Dvorak/Marion Vree)[19]
  • Lamento della Ninfa (The Nymph's Lament; Claudio Monteverdi/Marion Vree)[17]
  • Lord will Come[20]
  • O Jesu so Sweet (a cappella; Samuel Scheidt/Marion Vree)
  • O Love Forlorn (a capella; English folk song arranged by Marion Vree)
  • O Worship the King[20]
  • On This Day the Earth Shall Ring
  • Praise the Lord, His Glories Show (Henry Francis Lyte/Marion Vree)[21]
  • Praise to the Living God (with trumpet and timpani)[22]
  • Prettiest of the City[23]
  • Quant Mon Mary Vient De Dehors (When Home from Work My Husband Comes; a cappella; Orlande de Lassus/Marion Vree)
  • Shenandoah (American folk song arranged by Marion Vree)[17]
  • Two Songs of Praise[24]
  • Ye Servants of God (Paderborn Hymn Book/Charles Wesley/Marion Vree)[25]

References

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  1. ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Hennessee, Don A. (2 ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
  2. ^ a b Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
  4. ^ Abstracts of Dissertations for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy: With the Titles of Theses Accepted for Masters' Degrees ... University of Southern California Press. 1954.
  5. ^ "Trojan Family Magazine Autumn 2012". Issuu. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  6. ^ National Union Catalog (in Russian). Rowman and Littlefield.
  7. ^ Vree, Marion. "ancestry.com". Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Harry Brown Obituary (2013) - Los Angeles Times". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  9. ^ Program. 1955.
  10. ^ The National Faculty Directory. Gale Research Company. 2001. ISBN 978-0-7876-3378-3.
  11. ^ The International Congress on Women in Music Newsletter. International Congress. 1987.
  12. ^ Anderson, Ruth (1976). Contemporary American composers : a biographical dictionary. Boston: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-1117-0. OCLC 2035024.
  13. ^ a b "Come, Let Us Sing unto the Lord". www.alfred.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  14. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1970.
  15. ^ a b "Library Listing Mixed". Manitoba Choral Association. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  16. ^ Kansas Music Review. 1965.
  17. ^ a b c Monteverdi, Claudio. "Lamento Della Ninfa By Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) - Octavo Sheet Music For TTB. Soprano Voice Solo - Buy Print Music GI.W7021 | Sheet Music Plus". www.sheetmusicplus.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  18. ^ MacClell, Scott. "I Cantori di Carmel |". Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  19. ^ "God is my shepherd - Marion Vree - Score - Musica International". www.musicanet.org. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  20. ^ a b A Guide to Music for the Church Year. Augsburg. 1974.
  21. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1972.
  22. ^ "PHC Repertoire list 1985-Present". Manitoba Choral Association. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  23. ^ Nye, James H.; Resnick, Mark (1974). Choral Music in Print. Musicdata. ISBN 978-0-88478-003-8.
  24. ^ "Two songs of praise. Musical arr. for unison voices with descant & piano acc.: Marion Vree-Brown". www.copyrightencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  25. ^ Wolverton, Vance D. (1995). "Choral Settings of Psalm Twenty-three in English: An Annotated Bibliography (Part 2: Unison, Treble, and Men's Voices)". The Choral Journal. 35 (10): 33–38. ISSN 0009-5028. JSTOR 23550333.
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