Willard Somers Elliot (18 July 1926 in
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. Accord ...
– 7 June 2000 in Fort Worth, Texas) was an American
bassoonist and composer. He was the bassoonist with the
Houston Symphony Orchestra
The Houston Symphony is an American orchestra based in Houston, Texas. The orchestra is resident at the Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts.
History
The first concert of what was to become the Houston Symphony took place on June 21, 1 ...
(1946–1949), bassoonist with the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra (1951–1956), principal bassoonist with the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra (1956–1964), and principal bassoonist with the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) was founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891. The ensemble makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival. The music director is Riccardo Muti, who began his tenu ...
(1964–1997). Elliot composed and twice performed the ''Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra'' with the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) was founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891. The ensemble makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival. The music director is Riccardo Muti, who began his tenu ...
under conductors
Seiji Ozawa and
Jean Martinon
Jean Francisque-Étienne Martinon (usually known simply as Jean Martinon (); 10 January 19101 March 1976) was a French conductor and composer.
Biography
Martinon was born in Lyon, where he began his education, going on to the Conservatoire ...
.
During his 32 uninterrupted years as principal bassoonist with the Chicago Symphony, Elliot performed as a soloist under
Sir Georg Solti
Sir Georg Solti ( , ; born György Stern; 21 October 1912 – 5 September 1997) was a Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor, known for his appearances with opera companies in Munich, Frankfurt and London, and as a long-servin ...
,
Seiji Ozawa,
Jean Martinon
Jean Francisque-Étienne Martinon (usually known simply as Jean Martinon (); 10 January 19101 March 1976) was a French conductor and composer.
Biography
Martinon was born in Lyon, where he began his education, going on to the Conservatoire ...
,
Antonio Janigro,
Carlo Maria Giulini,
Morton Gould
Morton Gould (December 10, 1913February 21, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist.
Biography
Morton Gould was born in Richmond Hill, New York, United States. He was recognized early as a child prodigy with abilities i ...
,
Lawrence Foster
Lawrence Foster (born October 23, 1941) is an American conductor of Romanian ancestry. He is currently the artistic director and chief conductor of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and the music director of the Marseille Opera and th ...
, and
Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado (; 26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014) was an Italian conductor who was one of the leading conductors of his generation. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony ...
. He recorded the Mozart Concerto for
Deutsche Grammophon
Deutsche Grammophon (; DGG) is a German classical music record label that was the precursor of the corporation PolyGram. Headquartered in Berlin Friedrichshain, it is now part of Universal Music Group (UMG) since its merger with the UMG family of ...
, conducted by Abbado.
Elliot was also a member of the Chicago Symphony Chamber Wind Players, Chicago Symphony Winds and the Chicago Pro Musica, which won a Grammy Award in 1986 for the
Best New Classical Artist.
[''Willard Elliot: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice'', ]Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'' is an American daily newspaper serving Fort Worth and Tarrant County, the western half of the North Texas area known as the Metroplex. It is owned by The McClatchy Company.
History
In May 1905, Amon G. Carter ...
, 15 June 2000
Selected compositions
*''Symphony No. 2''
*''Elegy for Bassoon and Orchestra'', premiered December 7, 1959,
Dallas Symphony Orchestra,
Paul Kletzki
Paul Kletzki (born Paweł Klecki; 21 March 1900 – 5 March 1973) was a Polish conductor and composer.
Biography
Born in Łódź, Kletzki joined the Łódź Philharmonic at the age of fifteen as a violinist. After serving in the First World W ...
conductor
*''Quetzalcoatl,'' a tone poem
*''Night Piece for Small Orchestra''
*''Concerto for Two Bassoons and Orchestra''
*''Concerto for bassoon and orchestra'' (1965)
*''3 Duets for flute and bassoon''
*''Six 15th-Century French Songs for oboe, bassoon, and piano'' (1978)
*''Poem for bassoon and string quartet''
*''Quintet for bassoon and strings''
*''Two Metamorphoses for solo bassoon, string quartet, and wind quartet''
*''Six Portuguese Songs for bassoon and piano''
*''Six Portuguese Folk Songs for bassoon solo and orchestra'' (1990)
*''Elegy for Orchestra'' (1960) (Kousevitzky award (1961)
*''Snake Charmer'', for alto flute and orchestra (1975)
*''Five Impressions for Wind Octet'' (1981)
*''Fantasy'', for piccolo and piano (1978)
*''Five short pieces for oboe and piano'' (1986)
*''Four lyric pieces for wind octet'',
Edvard Grieg
Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( , ; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the foremost Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use of ...
, arranged by Willard Elliot (1986)
*''Ma mere l'Oye cinq pieces enfantines'',
Maurice Ravel, arranged for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, violoncello, and bass by Willard Elliot (1988)
*''March from Turandot,''
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 17865 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic who was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic era. Best known for his operas, ...
, arranged for wind octet (2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons) by Willard Elliot (1986)
*''Peter Schmoll ouverture,''
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 17865 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic who was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic era. Best known for his operas, ...
, arranged for wind octet by Willard Elliot (1986)
*''Quartet in B-flat'', for bassoon, violin, viola, and violoncello,
Mozart, adapted by Willard Elliot (1986)
*''Quejas o la maja y el ruisenor'' ''(
Lament of the maja and the nightingale)'', from
''Goyescas'', for wind octet: 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons
Granados, arranged Willard Elliot (1986)
*''Scriabiniana'', suite of selected piano works,
Alexander Scriabin, arranged for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, violoncello, and bass by Willard Elliot (1991)
*''Septet'', for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, and tuba, Willard Elliot (1987)
*''Septet'', for oboe, bassoon, horn, two violins, violoncello, and bass,
Glinka, new revision by Willard Elliot (1988)
*''Seven preludes for clarinet and piano'',
Alexander Scriabin, arranged by Willard Elliot (1986)
*''Silhouettes'' (from impressions), for soprano, bassoon, and piano, by Willard Elliot (1991)
*''Six Portuguese folk songs'', for bassoon and piano, Willard Elliot (1988)
*''Tears, Idle Tears'', for soprano, bassoon, and piano, by Willard Elliot (1990)
*''Two sketches,'' for woodwind quintet (1986)
*''Valse, Opus 38,'' for flute, clarinet, bassoon, and piano
Alexander Scriabin, arranged by Willard Elliot (1986)
*''Evolutions,'' for two contra bassoons (premiered Aug 10, 1999,
International Double Reed Society
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Annual Conference)
:Most of the above compositions were published by Bruyere Music Publishers, a firm that Willard and his wife, Pat (' Patricia J. Bills), founded in 1986 to publish and popularize his compositions and arrangements.
Education
*1945 – Bachelor of Music,
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal School, ...
*1946 –
Master of Music in Composition,
Eastman School of Music
The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman.
It offers Bachelor of Music ...
,
University of Rochester
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†
† Student of Vincent Pezzi (bassoon), Sanford Sharoff (bassoon),
Bernard Rogers
Bernard Rogers (4 February 1893 – 24 May 1968) was an American composer. His best known work is ''The Passion'', an oratorio written in 1942.
Life and career
Rogers was born in New York City. He studied with Arthur Farwell, Ernest Bloc ...
(composition and orchestration)
Other positions
*1949–1952 – Bassoon Instructor,
University of North Texas College of Music
The University of North Texas College of Music, based in Denton, is a comprehensive music school among the largest enrollment of any music institution accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. It developed the first jazz studies ...
*1973–1976 – Faculty,
De Paul University
DePaul University is a private university, private, Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission, Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-centu ...
*1979–1984 – Faculty,
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
Charte ...
*1997–2000 – Faculty,
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciple ...
Awards
*1947 – Winner,
National Federation of Music Clubs
The National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) is an American non-profit philanthropic music organization that promotes American music, performers, and composers. NFMC endeavors to strengthen quality music education by supporting "high standards o ...
Composition Contest
*1961 – Co-winner of the
Koussevitsky Foundation Award, Elegy for Orchestra,'' performed by the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra,
Paul Kletzki
Paul Kletzki (born Paweł Klecki; 21 March 1900 – 5 March 1973) was a Polish conductor and composer.
Biography
Born in Łódź, Kletzki joined the Łódź Philharmonic at the age of fifteen as a violinist. After serving in the First World W ...
conducting
*1986 – Chicago Pro Musica received a
Grammy Award for Best New Classical Artist at the
28th Grammy Awards
Selected discography
*Chicago Pro Musica, ''The Medinah Sessions''
#
Kurt Weill, ''Suite'' from ''
The Three-Penny Opera'' (recorded June 1988)
#
Sir William Walton
Sir William Turner Walton (29 March 19028 March 1983) was an English composer. During a sixty-year career, he wrote music in several classical genres and styles, from film scores to opera. His best-known works include ''Façade (entertainmen ...
, ''Facade Suite'' (recorded August 1983)
#
Richard Strauss, Hasenöhrl, ''
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
''Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks'' (german: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, ), Op. 28, is a tone poem written in 1894–95 by Richard Strauss. It chronicles the misadventures and pranks of the German peasant folk hero Till Eulenspiegel, w ...
'' (recorded August 1983)
#
Igor Stravinsky, ''
The Soldier's Tale
' (''The Soldier's Tale'') is a theatrical work "to be read, played, and danced" () by three actors and one or several dancers, accompanied by a septet of instruments. Conceived by Igor Stravinsky and Swiss writer C. F. Ramuz, the piece was base ...
'' – ''Suite'' (recorded August 1983)
#Paul Bowles, ''Music for a Farce'' (recorded June 1988)
#
Bohuslav Martinů, ''
La Revue de Cuisine
''La revue de cuisine'' (H 161, Czech: ''Kuchyňská revue'') is a ballet in one act by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů. It was created for sextet: clarinet (B), bassoon, trumpet, violin, cello and piano, composed in 1927. It was premiered in N ...
'' (recorded June 1988)
#
Alexander Scriabin, Willard Elliot, ''Waltz in A-flat major, Opus 38'' (recorded August 1983)
#
Carl Nielsen
Carl August Nielsen (; 9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931) was a Danish composer, conductor and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer.
Brought up by poor yet musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he ...
, ''
Serenata in vano'' (recorded August 1983)
#
Edgard Varèse, ''
Octandre
''Octandre'' is a chamber piece by Edgard Varèse, written in 1923 and published by J. Curwen & Sons in London in 1924 (new edition, New York: G. Ricordi, 1956; new edition, revised and edited by Chou Wen-chung, New York: Ricordi, 1980). It is ...
'' (recorded June 1988)
#
Rimsky-Korsakov
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov . At the time, his name was spelled Николай Андреевичъ Римскій-Корсаковъ. la, Nicolaus Andreae filius Rimskij-Korsakov. The composer romanized his name as ''Nicolas Rimsk ...
, Easily Blackwood, ''
Capriccio Espagnol'' (recorded August 1983)
:Recorded August 1983 and June 1988 at
Medinah Temple
The Medinah Temple is a large Moorish Revival building in Chicago built by Shriners architects Huehl and Schmidt in 1912.
It is located on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois at 600 N. Wabash Avenue, extending from Ohio Street to Ontari ...
, Ohio Street, Chicago (the 1983 sessions were issued two years later on a pair of discs)
:The 1983 session was re-packaged with the 1988 session and re-released as an audiophile recording (
analogue to
HDCD
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) in 2001 on two CDs by th
Reference Recordings
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*''Contemporary American Composers, A biographical dictionary, First edition,'' compiled by
E. Ruth Anderson (1928– ), G.K. Hall & Co., Boston (1976)
*William H. Rehrig, ''The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music, Composers and their music,'' Supplement, Integrity Press,
Westerville, Ohio
Westerville is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, Franklin and Delaware County, Ohio, Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. A northeastern suburb of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus, the population was 39,190 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 ...
(1996)
*''Composium Directory of New Music, Annual index of contemporary compositions, 1979 edition,'' Crystal Musicworks,
Sedro Woolley, Washington (1979)
*''Composium Directory of New Music, Annual index of contemporary compositions, 1980 edition,'' Crystal Musicworks,
Sedro Woolley, Washington (1980)
*''Contemporary American Composers, A biographical dictionary, Second edition,'' compiled by
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The ''International Who's Who in Music'' is a biographical dictionary and directory originally published by the International Biographical Centre located in Cambridge, England. It contains only biographies of persons living at the time of publicati ...
,
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Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge became ...
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The ''International Who's Who in Music'' is a biographical dictionary and directory originally published by the International Biographical Centre located in Cambridge, England. It contains only biographies of persons living at the time of publicati ...
,
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Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge became ...
(1980)
*''International Who's Who in Music and Musicians' Directory, 10th edition,''
International Who's Who in Music
The ''International Who's Who in Music'' is a biographical dictionary and directory originally published by the International Biographical Centre located in Cambridge, England. It contains only biographies of persons living at the time of publicati ...
,
Cambridge, England
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge became ...
(1984)
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Marquis Who's Who
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,
New Providence, New Jersey
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(2002)
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Marquis Who's Who
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,
Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Bordering Lake Michigan and Evanston, Illinois, it is located north of Chicago's downtown district. Wilmette had a population of 27,087 at the 2010 census. The ...
(1974)
*''Who's Who in America, 39th edition, 1976-1977,''
Marquis Who's Who
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,
Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Bordering Lake Michigan and Evanston, Illinois, it is located north of Chicago's downtown district. Wilmette had a population of 27,087 at the 2010 census. The ...
(1976)
*''Who's Who in America, 40th edition, 1978-1979,''
Marquis Who's Who
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,
Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Bordering Lake Michigan and Evanston, Illinois, it is located north of Chicago's downtown district. Wilmette had a population of 27,087 at the 2010 census. The ...
(1978)
*''Who's Who in America, 41st edition, 1980-1981,''
Marquis Who's Who
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,
Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Bordering Lake Michigan and Evanston, Illinois, it is located north of Chicago's downtown district. Wilmette had a population of 27,087 at the 2010 census. The ...
(1980)
*''Who's Who in America, 42nd edition, 1982-1983,''
Marquis Who's Who
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,
Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Bordering Lake Michigan and Evanston, Illinois, it is located north of Chicago's downtown district. Wilmette had a population of 27,087 at the 2010 census. The ...
(1982)
*''Who's Who in America, 47th edition, 1992-1993,''
Marquis Who's Who
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,
New Providence, New Jersey
New Providence is a borough on the northwestern edge of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the Passaic River, which forms the county boundary with Morris County bordering Chatham Township. As of the 2020 United S ...
(1992)
*''Who's Who in America, 48th edition, 1994,''
Marquis Who's Who
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,
New Providence, New Jersey
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(1993)
*''Who's Who in America, 49th edition, 1995,''
Marquis Who's Who
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,
New Providence, New Jersey
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(1994)
*''Who's Who in America, 50th edition, 1996,''
Marquis Who's Who
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,
New Providence, New Jersey
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(1995)
*''Who's Who in America, 51st edition, 1997,''
Marquis Who's Who
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,
New Providence, New Jersey
New Providence is a borough on the northwestern edge of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the Passaic River, which forms the county boundary with Morris County bordering Chatham Township. As of the 2020 United S ...
(1996)
*''Who's Who in America, 52nd edition, 1998,''
Marquis Who's Who
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,
New Providence, New Jersey
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(1997)
*''Who's Who in America, 53rd edition, 1999,''
Marquis Who's Who
Marquis Who's Who ( or ) is an American publisher of a number of directories containing short biographies. The books usually are entitled ''Who's Who in...'' followed by some subject, such as ''Who's Who in America'', ''Who's Who of American Wome ...
,
New Providence, New Jersey
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(1998)
*''Who's Who in America, 54th edition, 2000,''
Marquis Who's Who
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,
New Providence, New Jersey
New Providence is a borough on the northwestern edge of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the Passaic River, which forms the county boundary with Morris County bordering Chatham Township. As of the 2020 United S ...
(1999)
*''Who's Who in America, 55th edition, 2001,''
Marquis Who's Who
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,
New Providence, New Jersey
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(2000)
*''Who's Who in American Music: Classical,''
R.R. Bowker
R. R. Bowker LLC (trading as Bowker) is an American limited liability company domiciled under Delaware Limited Liability Company Law and based in Chatham, New Jersey. Among other things, Bowker provides bibliographic information on publishe ...
, New York (1983)
*''Who's Who in Entertainment, Second edition, 1992-1993,''
Marquis Who's Who
Marquis Who's Who ( or ) is an American publisher of a number of directories containing short biographies. The books usually are entitled ''Who's Who in...'' followed by some subject, such as ''Who's Who in America'', ''Who's Who of American Wome ...
,
Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Bordering Lake Michigan and Evanston, Illinois, it is located north of Chicago's downtown district. Wilmette had a population of 27,087 at the 2010 census. The ...
(1992)
*''Who's Who in Entertainment, Third edition, 1998- 1999,''
Marquis Who's Who
Marquis Who's Who ( or ) is an American publisher of a number of directories containing short biographies. The books usually are entitled ''Who's Who in...'' followed by some subject, such as ''Who's Who in America'', ''Who's Who of American Wome ...
,
New Providence, New Jersey
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(1997)
*''Who's Who in the Midwest, 15th edition, 1976-1977,''
Marquis Who's Who
Marquis Who's Who ( or ) is an American publisher of a number of directories containing short biographies. The books usually are entitled ''Who's Who in...'' followed by some subject, such as ''Who's Who in America'', ''Who's Who of American Wome ...
,
Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Bordering Lake Michigan and Evanston, Illinois, it is located north of Chicago's downtown district. Wilmette had a population of 27,087 at the 2010 census. The ...
(1976)
*''Who's Who in the Midwest, 16th edition, 1978-1979,''
Marquis Who's Who
Marquis Who's Who ( or ) is an American publisher of a number of directories containing short biographies. The books usually are entitled ''Who's Who in...'' followed by some subject, such as ''Who's Who in America'', ''Who's Who of American Wome ...
,
Wilmette, Illinois
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(1978)
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1926 births
2000 deaths
American male composers
American classical bassoonists
University of North Texas College of Music alumni
Eastman School of Music alumni
University of North Texas College of Music faculty
Texas classical music
20th-century classical musicians
20th-century American composers
20th-century American male musicians