Marion Vree Explained

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

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
• Come, Let Us Sing Unto the Lord (Francois Couperin/Marion Vree)
• Consecration
• 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)
• 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
• 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)
• Two Songs of Praise^[24]
• Ye Servants of God (Paderborn Hymn Book/Charles Wesley/Marion Vree)^[25]

Notes and References

1. Book: Hixon, Donald L.. Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. 1993. Scarecrow Press. Hennessee, Don A.. 0-8108-2769-7. 2. Metuchen, N.J.. 28889156.
2. Book: Cohen, Aaron I.. International encyclopedia of women composers. 1987. 0-9617485-2-4. Second edition, revised and enlarged. New York. 16714846.
3. Book: Stern, Susan. Women composers : a handbook. 1978. Scarecrow Press. 0-8108-1138-3. Metuchen, N.J.. 3844725.
4. Book: Abstracts of Dissertations for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy: With the Titles of Theses Accepted for Masters' Degrees .... 1954. University of Southern California Press. en.
5. Web site: Trojan Family Magazine Autumn 2012. 2021-01-22. Issuu. 5 December 2012 . en.
6. Book: National Union Catalog. Rowman and Littlefield. ru.
7. Web site: Vree. Marion. ancestry.com. 20 January 2021.
8. Web site: Harry Brown Obituary (2013) - Los Angeles Times. 2021-01-22. www.legacy.com. en.
9. Book: Program. 1955. en.
10. Book: The National Faculty Directory. 2001. Gale Research Company. 978-0-7876-3378-3. en.
11. Book: The International Congress on Women in Music Newsletter. 1987. International Congress. en.
12. Book: Anderson, Ruth. Contemporary American composers : a biographical dictionary. 1976. G.K. Hall. 0-8161-1117-0. Boston. 2035024.
13. Web site: Come, Let Us Sing unto the Lord. 2021-01-22. www.alfred.com.
14. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries. 1970. U.S. Government Printing Office. en.
15. Web site: Library Listing Mixed. 2021-01-22. Manitoba Choral Association. en-CA.
16. Book: Kansas Music Review. 1965. en.
17. Web site: 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. 2021-01-22. www.sheetmusicplus.com. en.
18. Web site: MacClell. Scott. I Cantori di Carmel . 2021-01-22. en-US.
19. Web site: God is my shepherd - Marion Vree - Score - Musica International. 2021-01-22. www.musicanet.org.
20. Book: A Guide to Music for the Church Year. 1974. Augsburg. en.
21. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1972. en.
22. Web site: PHC Repertoire list 1985-Present. 2021-01-22. Manitoba Choral Association. en-CA.
23. Book: Nye. James H.. Choral Music in Print. Resnick. Mark. 1974. Musicdata. 978-0-88478-003-8. en.
24. Web site: Two songs of praise. Musical arr. for unison voices with descant & piano acc.: Marion Vree-Brown. 2021-01-22. www.copyrightencyclopedia.com.
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. 23550333. 0009-5028.