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 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 Concertino for Violin and String Quartet solo violin, 2 violin, viola, and cello
Will Gay Bottje CONCERTO FOR BAND 4/pic-2-3-bcl- 2-4sax(AATB),4-3-2euph-3-btbn-2,4perc(min),cb
Will Gay Bottje CONCERTO FOR CELLO & WIND ENSEMBLE vcl & band
Will Gay Bottje CONCERTO FOR FLUTE AND TRUMPET fl solo, tpt solo, timp, mba, cel, hp, str
Will Gay Bottje CONCERTO FOR HORN & SMALL ORCHESTRA hn solo & ch orch or pf red
Will Gay Bottje Concerto for Oboe, Bassoon, and Chamber Orchestra - Reduction for Ob, Bsn, Pf ob, bsn, piano
Will Gay Bottje CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA
Will Gay Bottje CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
Will Gay Bottje CONCERTO FOR TRUMPET, TROMBONE & WINDS tpt & tbn solo with band
Will Gay Bottje CONCERTO FOR TUBA (ORCH or Piano) tb with pf, or orch
Will Gay Bottje CONCERTO FOR TWO FLUTES (and small orch) 2 solo flutes & ch orch
Will Gay Bottje CONCERTO for Two Flutes & Orch --Piano Reduction 2 flutes, piano
Will Gay Bottje CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN, OBOE & SMALL ORCH solo oboe,solo vln&orch:2-0-2-2,2-1-1-0,hp,2perc,str
Will Gay Bottje CONTRASTS: SOMBRE & PLAYFUL sax qrt, a-a-t-bar
Will Gay Bottje CONVERSATIONS WITH: cl, tape
Will Gay Bottje COUNTRY WIFE, THE for Wind Quartet wwqrt:fl,ob(of fl),cl,bsn
Will Gay Bottje CREDO for SSAATTBB (text R. Rolland-Jean Christoph) ssaattbb(pf only for reh)
Will Gay Bottje CYCLES (Clar & Pn) cl, pf
Will Gay Bottje DANCES-REAL & IMAGINED( Gt, str quartet) gtr,str qrt
Will Gay Bottje DANCES:SOLEMN & JOYOUS for 4 |Bassoons 4bsn
Will Gay Bottje DEFINITIONS vc, tape
Will Gay Bottje DEFINITIONS II 2 cb, tape

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