Will Gay Bottje

Biography

Born in 1925 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Will Gay Bottje (1925-2018) was a graduate of the Juilliard School (Bachelor of Music in flute performance and Master of Music in composition) where he studied composition with Vittorio Giannini. He went on to pursue studies at the Eastman School of Music where he was a pupil of Bernard Rogers and Howard Hanson. From Eastman he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition, the second such degree to be awarded to a student from any institution. He also studied composition privately with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, and was a pupil of Henk Badings at the University of Utrecht's electronic music studio.

From 1957–1981 Bottje taught on the music faculty at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. There he founded and directed SIU's electronic music studio.

 

  • cello
  • ACE Publications

    27 title(s)
    Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
    Will Gay Bottje BRIEF ACQUAINTANCES (Ob, Cl, Vcl) ob,cl,vcl
    Will Gay Bottje CHAMELIONS vln, vc
    Will Gay Bottje CONCERTO FOR CELLO & WIND ENSEMBLE vcl & band
    Will Gay Bottje DEFINITIONS vc, tape
    Will Gay Bottje DESIGNS(2 fls, vcl & pn) 2 fl,vcl,pf
    Will Gay Bottje DUNE MUSIC for Fl/Ob/Vcl & Pn) fl/pic,ob.vcl.pf
    Will Gay Bottje Fantasia for Flute, Cello & Piano Flute, Cello, Piano
    Will Gay Bottje INCIDENTAL MUSIC FOR A RESTORATION COMEDY cl, vla, vc
    Will Gay Bottje LITTLE SONATA 3 for organ, violin, and either 2nd violin, or oboe, or flute Oboe, Violin, plus Small organ
    Will Gay Bottje MUSIC FOR A JOYOUS OCCASION 3 Trio: 2 flutes with cello OR: fl,vln,vcl; OR: 2vln, vcl
    Will Gay Bottje PERSONALITIES fl, ob, vc
    Will Gay Bottje Quartet for Horn and Strings Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello
    Will Gay Bottje Ready-Set (Trios for Cello or Clarinets or |Bassoons) 3 vcl, 3 bsn, 3 vlas
    Will Gay Bottje SENTENCE ONCE BEGUN( with str quartet) sop,strqrt(2-1-1)
    Will Gay Bottje Setting the Scene(vln,vla,vcl,pn) Now You Write the Play. Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano
    Will Gay Bottje SONATA FOR CELLO & PIANO NO.4 vc, pf
    Will Gay Bottje SPRITES & PHANTOMS fl,ob,cl,vcl,pf
    Will Gay Bottje String Quartet Nr. 7 violin, viola, cello, double bass
    Will Gay Bottje SYMBIOSIS fl, a fl, cl in A, vc
    Will Gay Bottje SYMPHONY FOR CELLO & PF-4HANDS
    vcl, pf4-hands
    Will Gay Bottje THREESOME FOR FOUR(3 instru and piano)
    fl or vln, fl or oboe, vcl or bssn, pno
    Will Gay Bottje TRIO for Fl or Vln, Hn or Bsn & Piano (Trio Sonate Nr. 1) flute or violin; horn, bsn, or cello; and piano
    Will Gay Bottje TRIO for Flute, cello, piano florvln,vcl,pf
    Will Gay Bottje TRIO for two Violins & Cello 2 vln, vc
    Will Gay Bottje TRIO for Violin, Cello & Piano vln,vcl,pf

    Additional Works

    Published by NEW UNICORN MUSIC COMPANY

    • HEXADS for Organ
    • CONTRASTS for Band

    Published by MUSIC FOR PERCUSSION INC

    • MALLETS

    Published by ROBERT KING MUSIC CO

    • SYMPHONIC ALLEGRO