Mary Wiggins

Mary Wiggins (February 10, 1904 – April 17, 1974)[1] was an American composer, educator, organist, and pianist, born in Indiana, Pennsylvania.[2] She studied composition at Carnegie-Mellon University with Roland Leich,[3] and privately with Gladys W. Fisher and Harvey B. Gaul.[4]

Wiggins taught organ at Schenley High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1951 to 1957. She taught piano privately and at the Pittsburgh Musical Institute from 1959 to 1962,[5] and received an award from the National Federation of Music Clubs in 1973. Her music was published by G. Schirmer Inc.[6]

Compositions by Mary Wiggins include:

Chamber

  • pieces for bassoon[7]
  • pieces for organ
  • pieces for violin[8]

Piano

  • Catch Me! [9]
  • Cathedral Bells
  • Frolicking Waves[10]

Vocal

References

  1. ^ Heinrich, Adel. (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers : an annotated catalog. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-38790-6. OCLC 650307517.
  2. ^ Music. American Guild of Organists. 1975.
  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)
  4. ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Hennessee, Don A. (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
  5. ^ "18 Apr 1974, 26 - The Indiana Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  6. ^ Smith, J. Directory of American Women composer. ISBN 978-9993156154.
  7. ^ Anderson, Ruth, 1928-2019. (1976). Contemporary American composers : a biographical dictionary. Boston: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-1117-0. OCLC 2035024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Stern, Susan, 1953- (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ The Southwestern Musician. Harlan-Bell. 1950.
  10. ^ "Front Matter". Bulletin of the Music Teachers National Association. 15 (1). 1950. ISSN 2380-9051. JSTOR 43528428.
  11. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1952). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.