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 REFLECTIONS(for fl,hp,tape) fl,hp,tape
Will Gay Bottje RHAPSODIC VARIATIONS(Vla,Pn & Str. Orch) solo vla,pf,str
Will Gay Bottje ROOT, A COMIC OPERA IN TWO ACTS SAT,3bar(H,M,L), 1/picc-1/ehn-2-1,hn,perc,tape
Will Gay Bottje Saint Nicholas Pastoral( A 'friendly' stage work especially suitable for the holiday season)
Will Gay Bottje Saugatuck Trio(Vla, Vcl, |Pn)
Will Gay Bottje SCENE CHANGES,for Fl Choir 2pic-8Cfl-2alfl-bsfl
Will Gay Bottje Sentence Once Begun soprano, piano
Will Gay Bottje SENTENCE ONCE BEGUN( with str quartet) sop,strqrt(2-1-1)
Will Gay Bottje SERENADE (NONET) 1-1-1-1,hn, str:2-1-1 (or doubled strings)
woodwind quintet plus string quartet
Will Gay Bottje SET OF FOUR (Saxophone Quartet Nr. 1) saxophoneqrt
Will Gay Bottje Setting the Scene(vln,vla,vcl,pn) Now You Write the Play. Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano
Will Gay Bottje Sextet for 2 violins, 2 violas, and 2 celli 2 vln, 2vla, 2 vc
Will Gay Bottje SEXTET(organ, brs, perc) 2tpt,2tbn,perc,org
Will Gay Bottje Short Excursion (stg.band) 4 trpt, 3 trn ,4sax, perc, keyboard
Will Gay Bottje SHORT SYMPHONY NO. 5 3/pic-2/eh-2/bcl-2; 4331; timp; perc; str
Will Gay Bottje SHORT SYMPHONY NO. 6
Will Gay Bottje SINFONIA CONCERTANTE(Brs Quintet & Wind Ens) solo br qnt,lg wind ens(band)
Will Gay Bottje SINFONIA (Crickets)for a Young String Orch str
Will Gay Bottje SINFONIETTA for Symphonic Band band:2/picc-2-3-alcl,bcl-2-AATB saxes, 4-3-4/btbn-1-barhn,perc
Will Gay Bottje Sleeves --Variations for Clarinet & Piano
Will Gay Bottje SNACKS for Solo Piano piano
Will Gay Bottje Snap Shots(Clar., Bsn.& Piano) Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano
Will Gay Bottje SONATA FOR CELLO & PIANO NO.1 vcl,pf
Will Gay Bottje SONATA FOR CELLO & PIANO NO.2 vcl,pf
Will Gay Bottje SONATA FOR CELLO & PIANO NO.3 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