Mary Lynn Twombly Aprahamian[1] (born 8 January 1935)[2] is an American composer,[3] conductor, and pianist who publishes under the name Mary Lynn Twombly.[4]

Life and career

Twombly was born in New York. From 1952 to 1954, she studied with Meyer Kupferman at Sarah Lawrence College; from 1954 to 1958 with Vittorio Giannini at the Manhattan School of Music; and from 1971 to 1972, she studied electronic music with Elias Tanenbaum. In 1973 she attended music workshops at Fairleigh Dickinson University.[5]

Twombly received the Harold Bauer Piano Award from the Manhattan School of Music in 1957. She received at least one commission from the Little Orchestra Society in 1960, possibly for Alice in Wonderland,[6] which was published and performed in New York that year. She conducted and composed music for films and recordings for Weston Woods Studios from 1966 to 1967.[7] She was a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).[8]

Works

Twombly's compositions include:

Ballet

  • Alice in Wonderland (with optional narrator; choreography by Herta Payson)[1]

Operetta

  • Little Match Girl[8]
  • Who Are The Blind?[7]

Orchestra

  • Symphonic Statements (piano and string orchestra)[5]

Vocal

  • Eternal Word (narrator, chorus and orchestra)[5]
  • Songs of Christmas (chorus)[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Gooch, Bryan N. S.; Gooch; Thatcher, David S.; Long, Odean (1979). Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. Garland Pub. ISBN 978-0-8240-9793-6.
  2. ↑ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
  3. ↑ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
  4. ↑ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women Composers: A Checklist of Works for the Solo Voice. G.K. Hall. ISBN 978-0-8161-8498-9.
  5. 1 2 3 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)
  6. ↑ Publishers, American Society of Composers, Authors and; Publishers, American Society of Composers, Authors, and (1977). ASCAP Symphonic Catalog. R. R. Bowker Company. ISBN 978-0-8352-0910-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. 1 2 3 Anderson, Ruth (1976). Contemporary American composers : a biographical dictionary. Boston: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-1117-0. OCLC 2035024.
  8. 1 2 Directory of Operas/musicals for Young Audiences: From Kindergarten Through High School : Performed by Children And/or Adults. Central Opera Service. 1984.
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