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.

 

  • piano
  • ACE Publications

    57 title(s)
    Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
    Will Gay Bottje Alice of Wonderfarm Goes to the Races pf, narrator
    Will Gay Bottje CHACONNE WITH FUGUE (Pf 4-hnds)
    pf, 4hands
    Will Gay Bottje CHAMBER CONCERTO FOR OBOE, BASSOON, SMALL ORCHESTRA - Piano Reduction oboe, bassoon, piano
    ob solo,bsn solo, ch orch:2-0-2/bcl-0,2-1-1-0,perc,str
    Will Gay Bottje Concertino for Piccolo and Orchestra Solo Piccolo and Orchestra
    2122-322- timp , perc, harp - piccolo solo - strings
    Will Gay Bottje Concertino for Piccolo and Orchestra - Piano Reduction Piccolo and Piano
    Will Gay Bottje Concerto for Oboe, Bassoon, and Chamber Orchestra - Reduction for Ob, Bsn, Pf ob, bsn, piano
    Will Gay Bottje CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
    Will Gay Bottje CYCLES (Clar & Pn) cl, pf
    Will Gay Bottje DESIGNS(2 fls, vcl & pn) 2 fl,vcl,pf
    Will Gay Bottje DIPTYCH for SSAATTBB & keyb. (Rilke text)| ssaattbb,pf
    Will Gay Bottje DIVERSIONS for Narrator, Wind Quintet & Piano (Thurber)
    narr,ww qnt,pf
    Will Gay Bottje DUOS FOR ONE pf, tape
    Will Gay Bottje FANTASY SONATA - Viola Sonata No. 1 vla, pf
    Will Gay Bottje Fantasia for Flute, Cello & Piano Flute, Cello, Piano
    Will Gay Bottje Homages for Saxophone & Piano Alto Sax, Piano
    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 LITANIES,REFRAINS & ALLELUIAS for Trombone & Piano tbn,pf
    Will Gay Bottje Lyric Sonata for Bassoon & Piano Bassoon and 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
    Will Gay Bottje PATTERNS, for Alto & Piano alto,pf
    Will Gay Bottje PRELUDE & FUGUE for Tuba & Piano tb,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