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.

 

ACE Publications

231 title(s)
Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
Will Gay Bottje IN A WORD for Sop, Ob, Hn, & Piano sop,ob,hn,pf,tape(mvt 6 only)
Will Gay Bottje IN CAVERNS ALL ALONE sop,fl,bsn,pf
Will Gay Bottje IN PRAISE OF MUSIC for Mezzo Soprano & piano Mezzo Soprano and piano
Will Gay Bottje INCIDENTAL MUSIC FOR A RESTORATION COMEDY cl, vla, vc
Will Gay Bottje Incognitos for 4 Tubas
four tubas
Will Gay Bottje Intellect- Six Responses (SATB- Keyb)
Will Gay Bottje INTERPLAYS hn,pf,hpschd,tape
Will Gay Bottje Kids at Play (22ET tuning) Tape version only Tunable Synthesizer
Will Gay Bottje LAST MINUTE MESSAGE FOR A TIME CAPSULE (SATB, Drum, Keyb) satb,perc(opt),kbd
Will Gay Bottje LIGHTER STRINGS for Guitar & Harpsichord gtr,hpschd
Will Gay Bottje LITANIES,REFRAINS & ALLELUIAS for Trombone & Piano tbn,pf
Will Gay Bottje LITTLE SONATA 1 for Flute & Organ fl,org
Will Gay Bottje LITTLE SONATA 2 for Cello & Organ vcl,org
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 LITTLE SONATA 4 for String Bass & Organ cb,org
Will Gay Bottje LITTLE SONATA 5 for Clarinet & Organ cl,org
Will Gay Bottje LITTLE SONATA 6 for Trombone & Organ tbn,org
Will Gay Bottje LITTLE SONATA 7 for Trumpet & Organ tpt,org
Will Gay Bottje Lyric Sonata for Bassoon & Piano Bassoon and Piano
Will Gay Bottje METAPHORS for Symphonic Band, Narrator & Tape band(lg wind ensemble&tape)
Will Gay Bottje Mixed Bag for Viola & Piano viola & piano
Will Gay Bottje MMS (Ob,Bsn, Tpt, Piano) oboe, bassoon, trumpet, piano
Will Gay Bottje MODULES 1, for Clarinet & Piano cl,pf
Will Gay Bottje MODULES II cb, 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