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Mary Ann Griebling

Mary Ann Griebling is a private teacher of piano, composition, and theory in Akron OH. She is also an active composer of chamber music, choral music, and songs.

She demonstrated absolute pitch at age 3 and began piano lessons at the Pittsburgh Institute of Music at age 4, leaving to study with Charlotte Demuth Williams. At 6, in competition with pianists up to age 18, she won a piano scholarship at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and was thereafter a recipient of scholarships in piano, violin, theory, and clarinet.

She was graduated from high school 3 years earlier than normal, and she received a full scholarship in violin to study with George Poinar at Baldwin-Wallace College, where she was a member of Mu Phi Epsilon music honorary and a charter member of the literary honorary, Lambda Iota Tau. At Ohio State, her thesis dealt with a comparison of theory texts used at major conservatories. She studied organ with Wilbur Held, and did further study in London with organist Denis Aldersea and at Cambridge University in Russian musical literature.

She is first vice-president and program chairman of the Tuesday Musical Club, belongs to Friends of Music, and serves as advisor for the Brahms and Allegro Junior Clubs. She is the OMTA-MTNA commissioning chairman, and national judge of compositions for the American College of Musicians. She has served as program chairman for Children's Concert Society, has served as editor of Quarter Notes for the Akron Symphony Women's Guild, editor of the Tuesday Musical Club Newsletter, has had a variety of articles published, and compositions published with Hornist's Nest and Willis Music Company. She is a member of the Saint Cecilia Choral Society, and a former member of the Akron Symphony Chorus. She and her husband Stephen have been members of the Blossom Festival Chorus of the Cleveland Orchestra since its inception in 1968. The Grieblings and their daughters Karen and Margaret, all composers, were named Ohio Musical Family of the Year in 1974 by Gov. John Gilligan. She is a member of ASCAP.

She has twice been nominated outstanding woman of Summit County, and has served as panelist for the Women's History Project. Her students have also won many honors both in composition and performance at the local, state, and national levels. Two of them were published by Boston Music Company with music they wrote at ages 13 and 14. Mrs. Griebling has been recognized for teaching and composition in Foremost Women of the 20th Century; International Who's Who in Music; Contemporary American Composers: a Biographical Dictionary; The World Who's Who of Women, 13th edition; and Notable American Women, 6th edition.

Her Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, later renamed The Four Elements,: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, was featured on the opening concert of the International Clarinet Convention in Cincinnati in July 1922. She has recently completed a work for clarinet and orchestra, Wild Wood, Quiet Wood, to be recorded on a MMC compact disc by Richard Stoltzman, clarinet, and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra.

 

Catalog of Works by Mary Ann Griebling

(Unspecified)

  • The Lovely Lynette - 1998 (Duration: 10")
  • Lullaby - 1945
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered in 1945 by Etude Magazine.

Chamber Ensemble

  • Frog Suite - 2008 (Duration: 15')
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered in 2009 by Cleveldn Composers Guild.

    • 1. Stan Hywet Bulfrogs

      2. Spring Peepers

      3. Leap Frog

      4. Frog Tango

      for string quartet and flute in collaboration with P. R. Miller - artist

  • Celebration - 2005 (Duration: 3')
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered in 2005 by Paragon Brass Quintet.
  • Four Atmospheric Miniatures - 2003
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered in 2003 by Cleveland Composers Guild.

    • Four short movements for string quartet

  • A Little Look at London - 2002 (Duration: 4')
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered in 2002 by The Kulas Foundation.

    • 1. Queen Boudicca's March

      2. The Chelsea Flower Show

      3. Wimbledon Waltz

      4. Their Finest Hour

      for two clarinets

  • Vinetas de Criatures de Espana - 2000
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered in 2000 by Clevelanc Orch. Piano Trio.

    • Four movements for violin. 'cello and piano.

  • Four Timely Tid Bits - 1999 (Duration: 4')
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered in 1999 by Kulas Foundation.

    • 1. Fanfare for percussion and piano

      2. The Last waltz of 1999 for marimba and piano

      3. Millenium Mysterium for piano duet

      4. Y2K bugs for percussion and piano

       

  • Soup Kitchen - 1998 (Duration: 3')
    • Publisher: Self

    • For percussion ensemble ( 12 timpani, marimba, wood block, vibraphone, 3 tom toms, triangle, gong, snare drum, 13 tubular bells, xylophone and police whistle).

  • The Lovely Lynette - 1996 (Duration: 10')
    • Publisher: Self

    • 1. Marlboro

      2. Santa Fe

      3. Seeing Red

      4.  Rest Now

      for Woodwind Quintet in memory of Lynette Diers Cohen

  • A Serious Little Piece for People who appear to Love each other - 1991 (Duration: 1')
    • Publisher: Self

    • A short piece for organand harp

  • La Famille - 1990 (Duration: 2')
    • Publisher: Self

    • for Cor Anglais, 2 Celli, Contabass and piano

  • Three Clarinet Duets - 1986 (Duration: 3')
    • Publisher: Self

    • 1. Aquatics

      2. Newly Hatched

      3. Water Sprite

  • Trio for Feenie, Soon and Peep - 1980 (Duration: 2')
    • Publisher: self

    • for oboe,harp and viola

Chorus

  • Choral Music - 2000
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered in 2000 by Tuesday Music Club - Akron, OH.

    • The Duel (Eugene Field) SSA, oboe, clarinet, marimba and guiro

      Look Out World (Mary Ann Griebling) SA + piano

      Snowflake Song (Mary Ann Griebling) SAT

      Extrait des premieres vepres de l'office de Saint Martin ( in Latin) SSATB

      Hymne des premieres vepres de Saint Martin ( in Latin) SATB

      Mother and Child (Jean Stem) SSAA

      Christmas Eve ( JeanStem) SSAA

       

  • TheReturn from Town - 1996 (Duration: 3 min.)
    • Publisher: Willis Music Co.
    • Premiered in 1996 by The Treble Clefs.

    • SSA, Harp or piano

Orchestral

  • Wild Wood, Quiet Wood - 1994 (Duration: 8 minutes)
    • Publisher: SELF
    • Premiered in 1994 by Warsaw Philharmonic Orch. R. Stolzman Clar..

    • Compact Disc MMC 2094 George Manahan - director, Richard Stolzman - Clarinet solo

Solo Instrument

  • The English Obsession - 2009 (Duration: 50")
    • Publisher: Self

    • For English Horn Solo

  • Fanfare for Robin - 2008 (Duration: 1')
    • Publisher: Self

    • for 6 horns

  • Milonga - 2007 (Duration: 3')
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered in 2007 by Kulas Foundation.

    • for Bb clainet and piano

  • fanfare for Robin - 2007 (Duration: 3')
    • Publisher: Self

    • The Fanfare transcribed for 6 violas.

  • Tanguito - 2006 (Duration: 1')
    • Publisher: Self

    • A short, easy piece for cello and piano

  • Serenata - 2003 (Duration: 2')
    • Publisher: Self

    • An easy duet for two cellos.

  • Swaying and Zig Zagging - 1999 (Duration: 2')
    • Publisher: Self

    • Elementary teaching pieces for Horn in F and Piano

  • Scherzo - 1996
    • Publisher: Self

    • Bb Clarinet and piano

  • Christmas, Exotic Birds and Little March - 1996 (Duration: 3')
    • Publisher: Self

    • Three Easy Harp pieces

  • The Four Elements - 1995 (Duration: 14')
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered in 1995 by Dennis Nygren and Kent State Univ..

    • For Bb Clarinet and piano

      1. Earth

      2. Air

      3 Fire

      4. Water

  • Freed Reed - 1992
    • Publisher: Self

    • for Bassoon and piano

  • Reed Rapture - 1992 (Duration: 1')
    • Publisher: Self

    • for Bassoon and piano

  • Anitra's Dance - 1990 (Duration: 2')
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered in 1990 by Tuesday Musical Club, Akron,OH.

    • flute and concert harp

  • Melodies for My Friends and for One who is more than a Friend - 1990
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered in 1990 by Tuesday Musical Club, Akron, OH.

    • 1. to Bob

      2. The Steve who knows why

      3. The Ann

      4. To Erin

       

      for flute and piano

  • Four Viola Duets - 1990
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered by Karen Griebling and Jim Long.

    • Premierred on National Public Radio in Little Rock, Arkansas

  • Three Duets for Oboe and Clarinet - 1984 (Duration: 3')
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered in 1984 by Margi Grieblng and Ron Kiehl.

    • 1. Aquatics

      2. Newly Hatched

      3. Water Sprite

  • Hornswoggles - 1980
    • Publisher: Hornists Nest
    • Premiered in 1980 by Donald and Kathy Rosenberg.

    • 20 challenging duets for Horns

      also performed by Richard king and Alan De Mattia of  the Cleveland Orchestra.

  • Variation on B flat - 1980
    • Publisher: Self

    •  A duet fot Horns.

Solo Keyboard

  • Toccata - 2008
    • Publisher: Willis Music Co.
    • Premiered in 2008 by OMTA State Convention.

    • NFMC Required Solo for Very Difficult category 2008, 2009, 2010

  • Piano Trio, One piano, Six hands - 2008
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered by NFMC .

    • Required Piano Trio, Medium category for OFMC Festival 2008, 2009, 2010

      Echoes from an Undersea Cavern

      Radio Signals from Outer Space

      Run Ragged Rag

      Jabberwocky by Gabrielle Haigh arr. Mary Ann Griebling

      The Magic Castle by E.Humperdinck arr. Mary Ann Griebling

       

  • Fifteen Piano Solos - 2004
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered in 2004 by OMTA.

    • Broken Ankle Blues

      Calling the Cows

      Crows in the Cornfield

      Dude Ranch Rag

      Falling

      First Flight

      For Sophie

      Going Nowhere

      Hopping on One Foot

      Jumping Rope

      Muddy Floody Blues

      Relaxed Rag

      Rondino

      Settlers Square Dance

      Tanguito No. 2

  • Four Mysterious Happenings - 2000
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered in 2000 by OMTA State Convention.

    • The Invisible Horse Gallops up the Stairs, Races through the Halls, Crashes through a Window and Flies Away.

      The Waltzing Ghosts

      The Whine that drove the Mad Scientist Crazy

      The Clock Strikes Thirteen

       

      These are piano duets (One piano, four Hands)

  • Piano Quartet - (two pianos, eight hands) - 2000
    • Publisher: Self

    • Russian Dance

      Spanish Dance

      Papageno's Aria  by W. A Mozart, arr. Mary Ann Griebling

  • Piano Duos ( Two Pianos- Four Hands) - 1999
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered by Local Studio.

    • Terrifying Tarantella

      Scary Scherzando

      Wistful Waltz

      Variation V from Bach's Goldberg Variations arr.Mary Ann Griebling

Solo Vocal

  • Vocal Duets - 1996
    • Publisher: Self

    • Audition Duet for Mary Ann Griebling to perform for Gareth Morrell - for soprano, baritone + piano

      Brother and Sister (MaryAnn Griebling) 2 sopranos and piano

      Songs of Youth and Old Age (Mary Ann Griebling) for baritone, soprano and piano

         My Father Said, The Neglected Child, Mortality, The Reprieve, The Complaining Song

       

  • Songs - 1992
    • Publisher: Self
    • Premiered by Various.

    • Jabberwocky (Lewis Carroll) by Gabrielle Haigh arr. Mary Ann Griebling mezzo sop. + six hands - piano

      Aging (Rose Lee Cox) soprano and piano

      A Parting (Robert Crawford) soprano and piano

      I'm Nobody (Emily Dickenson) Mezzo Soprano + Bassoon

      Dearest  (Mary Ann Griebling)sopr. + piano

      Kellie's Song (Mary Ann Griebling) soprano and guitar

      Suite for Three = Dance (flute + 2 violas), Lullaby (Mary Ann Griebling - mezzo soprano flute and viola) , Whirlwind (flute, viola + piano).

      The Lament of the Very Proud Button Back Chair ( Mary Ann Griebling) soprano or tenor + piano.

      The Star (Mary Ann Griebling) soprano + piano

      Three Cantakerous Cantangos (in the form of tangos) for Soprano + Piano

           El Dorado ( Edgar Allen Poe), Beware ( Longfellow),

            Senor Pancho Tries in Vain to Teach the Tango( Mary Ann Griebling)

      Platero (Juan Ramon Jimenez) Soprano+ Piano

      The Elephant's Child ( Rudyard Kipling) soprano+ piano

      From a Very Little Sphinx ( Millay) soprano + piano

      Moving Pigs ( Maril Nowak) soprano, oboe doubling english horn, Bb clarinet + piano

      Le Temps a Lassie son Manteau (Chas. d,Orleans) a soprano+ piano

      In a Chinese Garden ( Jean Stem) for soprano + string quartet

         In a Chinese Garden, Rain, Voices, Patterns in a Wine Glass, Sundown, The Song, September,           Lament

       Lullaby (Jean Stem) soprano, BbClarinet and piano

      The Apple ( Jean Stem) soprano + piano

      Interviews with Turtles (Leonard Trawick) for soprano + string quartet

       Self Satisfaction, Flying Turtles, Snapping Turtle, Estivation