Raymond Wilding-White
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Raymond Wilding-White was a composer of contemporary classical music
and electronic music
, and photographer/digital art
ist.
, Tandridge, Surrey
, England
, and spent the first five years of his life in England before moving to Saint-Germain-en-Laye
, outside Paris
, France
, where he had his first formal instruction in music at the Conservatoire Camille Saint-Saëns
. In 1932 the family moved to Buenos Aires
, Argentina
, his mother's family home.
In 1940, Wilding-White enrolled in the chemical engineering
program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, but dropped out to assist in the war effort
as a civilian. After the war he was accepted at the Juilliard School
in New York City
, earning his bachelor's degree in piano performance.
Wilding-White earned his master's degree in composition from the New England Conservatory of Music. During this period he also sang in the Chorus pro Musica under Alfred Nash Patterson
, and as a countertenor
(male alto) in the choir at Church of the Advent in Boston.
While in Boston he worked at the radio station WGBH
. He and Nancy Harper won a Peabody Award
for their work on The Children's Circle.
Wilding-White left WGBH to pursue his doctorate in composition from Boston University
. He and his wife Glennie were married in 1956. He was a student of Aaron Copland
and Luigi Dallapiccola
.
By 1962 he had completed his doctorate and was appointed to the Kulas Chair at Case Institute of Technology. He taught in the humanities program and was director of the Case Glee Club as part of his academic duties and was instrumental in promoting contemporary music concerts and multi-media events in Cleveland, Ohio
.
In 1967 Case Institute merged with Western Reserve University, and Wilding-White accepted an invitation from DePaul University
to design and install an electronic music
studio there. He taught humanities courses at DePaul until retiring in the mid-1980s. In Chicago he founded the contemporary performing arts ensemble The Loop Group.
Wilding-White created new radio programming at WFMT
in Chicago
, Illinois
. During the Bicentennial year 1976 he recorded the daily series Our American Music. He also recorded a history of music in Chicago, entitled Music Chicago Style, as a complement to the Chicago Historical Society's exhibit, and wrote and presented programming on composers Charles Ives
, John Cage
, and Arnold Schoenberg
.
Wilding-White was also an avid photographer and visual artist, with exhibitions in the gallery of Darkroom Aids, Chicago (1981) and the Brown County Museum (Green Bay, Wisconsin).
Wilding-White composed over 100 works. He was influenced by the work of John Cage
. His scores are archived at the Newberry Library
in Chicago, and his photographic work will also be kept there.
He died in Kewaunee
, Wisconsin
, of liver failure at the age of 78.
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
and electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, and photographer/digital art
Digital art
Digital art is a general term for a range of artistic works and practices that use digital technology as an essential part of the creative and/or presentation process...
ist.
Biography
Wilding-White was born in CaterhamCaterham
Caterham is a town in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. The town is geographically divided into two sections: Caterham on the Hill and Caterham Valley - the main town centre. The town lies close to the A22, a few miles south of Croydon, in a valley cut into the dip slope of the North Downs...
, Tandridge, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and spent the first five years of his life in England before moving to Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the centre.Inhabitants are called Saint-Germanois...
, outside Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where he had his first formal instruction in music at the Conservatoire Camille Saint-Saëns
Camille Saint-Saëns
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a French Late-Romantic composer, organist, conductor, and pianist. He is known especially for The Carnival of the Animals, Danse macabre, Samson and Delilah, Piano Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1, Havanaise, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, and his Symphony...
. In 1932 the family moved to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, his mother's family home.
In 1940, Wilding-White enrolled in the chemical engineering
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, but dropped out to assist in the war effort
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
as a civilian. After the war he was accepted at the Juilliard School
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, earning his bachelor's degree in piano performance.
Wilding-White earned his master's degree in composition from the New England Conservatory of Music. During this period he also sang in the Chorus pro Musica under Alfred Nash Patterson
Alfred Nash Patterson
Alfred Nash "Bud" Patterson was an influential New England choral conductor, teacher, and mentor of choral musicians. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and a graduate of Lawrence public schools, he went on to study music at the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston University, and the Berkshire...
, and as a countertenor
Countertenor
A countertenor is a male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of a contralto, mezzo-soprano, or a soprano, usually through use of falsetto, or far more rarely than normal, modal voice. A pre-pubescent male who has this ability is called a treble...
(male alto) in the choir at Church of the Advent in Boston.
While in Boston he worked at the radio station WGBH
WGBH (FM)
WGBH is a public radio station located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member station of NPR and PRI. The license-holder is the WGBH Educational Foundation, which also owns WGBH-TV and WGBX-TV....
. He and Nancy Harper won a Peabody Award
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
for their work on The Children's Circle.
Wilding-White left WGBH to pursue his doctorate in composition from Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
. He and his wife Glennie were married in 1956. He was a student of Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later in his career a conductor of his own and other American music. He was instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, and is often referred to as "the Dean of American Composers"...
and Luigi Dallapiccola
Luigi Dallapiccola
Luigi Dallapiccola was an Italian composer known for his lyrical twelve-tone compositions.-Biography:Dallapiccola was born at Pisino d'Istria , to Italian parents....
.
By 1962 he had completed his doctorate and was appointed to the Kulas Chair at Case Institute of Technology. He taught in the humanities program and was director of the Case Glee Club as part of his academic duties and was instrumental in promoting contemporary music concerts and multi-media events in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
.
In 1967 Case Institute merged with Western Reserve University, and Wilding-White accepted an invitation from DePaul University
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...
to design and install an electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
studio there. He taught humanities courses at DePaul until retiring in the mid-1980s. In Chicago he founded the contemporary performing arts ensemble The Loop Group.
Wilding-White created new radio programming at WFMT
WFMT
WFMT is an FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, featuring a format of fine arts, classical music programming, and shows exploring such genres as folk and jazz). The station is managed by Window To The World Communications, Inc., owner of WTTW, one of Chicago's two Public Broadcasting Service ...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. During the Bicentennial year 1976 he recorded the daily series Our American Music. He also recorded a history of music in Chicago, entitled Music Chicago Style, as a complement to the Chicago Historical Society's exhibit, and wrote and presented programming on composers Charles Ives
Charles Ives
Charles Edward Ives was an American modernist composer. He is one of the first American composers of international renown, though Ives' music was largely ignored during his life, and many of his works went unperformed for many years. Over time, Ives came to be regarded as an "American Original"...
, John Cage
John Cage
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde...
, and Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg was an Austrian composer, associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School...
.
Wilding-White was also an avid photographer and visual artist, with exhibitions in the gallery of Darkroom Aids, Chicago (1981) and the Brown County Museum (Green Bay, Wisconsin).
Wilding-White composed over 100 works. He was influenced by the work of John Cage
John Cage
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde...
. His scores are archived at the Newberry Library
Newberry Library
The Newberry Library is a privately endowed, independent research library for the humanities and social sciences in Chicago, Illinois. Although it is private, non-circulating library, the Newberry Library is free and open to the public...
in Chicago, and his photographic work will also be kept there.
He died in Kewaunee
Kewaunee, Wisconsin
Kewaunee is a city in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,806 at the 2000 census. Located on the northwestern shore of Lake Michigan, the city is the county seat of Kewaunee County....
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, of liver failure at the age of 78.
Orchestral
- Even Now: variations for Baritone and Orchestra
- Even Now: Chamber Orchestra version
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
- Concertante for Horn, Violin and Strings
- Bandmusic for concert Band (LP Recording)
- Haiku for solo voices and various Instrumental Combinations
- Whatzit No 4 for Orchestra
- The Southern Harmony for Orchestra and Amateur Chorus (Materials traditionally and graphically notated; final layout to be chosen by the conductor)
- Symphony for Swing Orchestra
- De Profundis: The 8 Virtues and 7 Vices as seen by Peter Breughel
- Quodlibet for Chorus, Solo Voices and Orchestra. 4 Mov.
- A Symphony of Symphonies
- Symphony No 1 Old Postcards: String Orchestra
- Symphony No 2 Thomas Cole's "The Voyage of Life": Full Orchestra
- Symphony No 3 Boccioni's "States of Mind": Wind and Percussion Orch.
Choral
- The Psalms
- Psalm 1Psalm 1Psalm 1 is the first Psalm in the Bible. It has been dated to early in King David’s reign and is believed to have been divinely inspired by God. The righteous person is one who takes care to know the laws of God and so has good judgment and avoids bad company. The result is the ability to...
Mixed Chorus - Psalm 2Psalm 2Psalm 2 is the second Psalm of the Bible. It tells us that we can either defy God and perish, or submit to him and be blessed. Psalm 2 itself does not identify its author, but Acts 4:25-26 clearly attributes it to David.-In the original Hebrew:...
Three Equal Male Parts - Psalm 3Psalm 3Psalm 3 is the third Psalm of the Bible. It is a personal thanksgiving to God, who answered the prayer of an afflicted soul. Psalm 3 is attributed to David, in particular, when he fled from Absalom his son. David, deserted by his subjects, derided by Shimei, pursued for his crown and life by his...
SSAA and 3 Trombones - Psalm 4 SATB
- Psalm 5 (Two Versions)
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- Psalm 5 (Monte Carlo Suite No 4): Soprano and Wind Ensemble
- Psalm 6 Female Voices
- Psalm 6 Spoken Ensemble and Drum Set
- Psalm 7 Mixed voices
- Psalm 8 SATB
- Two Psalms for Baritone
- No 16 Solo
- No 126 with piano
- Four Psalms for Tenor and String Quartet
- Psalm 63
- Psalm 70
- Psalm 42
- Psalm 100
- Psalm 9 Mixed Voices
- Psalm 11 SATB and flute
- Psalm 12 (The Magic Square) SAB
- Psalm 13 Soprano and Piano (in 12 Songs)
- Three Psalms for Bariton and Percussion
- Psalm 13
- Psalm 93
- Psalm 43
- Psalm 15 Pop setting SAAA, 2 keyboards, bass (opt drum set)
- Psalm 16 Soprano and Organ
- Psalm 17 SATB
- Psalm 18 Mixed Voices and Orchestra
- Psalm 19 "The 702 Names of God" 6 voices, solo voice, 2 electric pianos
- Psalm 19 "Morse Code"
- Four Psalms for Voices and Brass
- No 12 for (amplified) SSAABB Trumpet. Horn and Trombone
- No 111 for SSAATTBB 3 Trumpets. 3 Trombones & Tuba
- No 113 for SATB 3 Trumpets. 3 Trombones & Tuba
- No 115 for SSAATTBB Trumpet, Horn and Trombone
- Psalm 20 Bass and violin
- Psalm 21 Baritone and cello
- Psalm 22 Amplified S and 3 Trumpets
- Psalm 23 (Two Versions) SSAA
- Psalm 24 Bariton and cello
- Psalm 25 2 voices and 4 cymbal players
- Psalm 26 Soprano solo, oboe, string quartet
- Psalm 27 Soprano solo, 6 clarinets
- Psalm 28 SSS soli
- Psalm 29 SATB
- Psalm 30 Teno, solo horn, bassoon
- Psalm 31 Three Voices and 6 Xylophonists (3 instruments)
- Psalm 32 SB, flute, clarinet, horn, violin, viola, cello
- Psalm 33 Soprano solo, violin, cello, 2 trombones, theremin, percussion
- Psalm 39 "Jeux de Cartes" Score on a deck of cards to be shuffled and dealt.
- Psalm 5 (Monte Carlo Suite No 4): Soprano and Wind Ensemble
- Variable number of voices and instruments
- Psalm 43 Any number of men in unison and independently; 7 women plus 2 clarinets, 2 percussion & piano
- Psalm 47 Male Chorus
- Psalm 47 jazz vocal quartet setting
- Psalm 51 Soprano solo, English horn, string quartet or organ
- Psalm 54 24 Solo voices
- Psalm 84 Baritone and flute
- Psalm 89 - 6 altos and 6 flutes
- Psalm 95 SSSSAAAATTBB
- Psalm 99 SSAATTBB Organ
- Psalm 102 Soprano, Countertenor and Organ
- Psalm 109 16 Solo Voices
- Psalm 112 Graphic Score
- Psalm 114 Soprano and Piano (in 12 Songs)
- Psalm 134 12 sung voices and 12 spoken voices
- Psalm 141/142 - 4 sopranos, 4 altos, 4 baritones, piano, tam tam, truck spring
- Psalm 142 with Mark Twain's War Prayer
- SATB soli, SATB chorus, 4 oboes, 3 trumpets, 3 tbns, Vi 1-2, Vl, Ce, Bass.
- Psalm 149 for SS Violin and viola
- Psalm 150 for SSTB Hammered Dulcimer and Harpsichord
- Advent Choruses (Various short choruses)
- Penitential Mass
- Latin Mass SATB
- Jazz Mass SATB
- Magnificat S Violin and Viola
- Magnificat for Jazz Vocal Group SATB Soli and SATB
- Easter Music for St Agnes A Solo & Harpsichord
- Space Madrigals (Pub Lawson Gould)
- A Book of Madrigals (52 madrigals for various combinations a capella)
- Wedding Motet: SATB
- Bennington Epitaphs SATB
- The Ship of Death: Mezzo-Soprano, SATB and Wind Ensemble
- Three Christmas Carols
- Three Songs by Sir Thomas Wyatt SSAA
- Restoration Lyrics (Texts by the Earl of Rochester) TTBB
- Mexico City Blues (Kerouac): Male Chorus and Jazz Combo
- Laudamus Viros Gloriosos: Male Chorus
- In Memoriam A.N.R SATB
- The Enrolment Management Rag: Mixed Chorus
- Whatzit No 5 for Chorus
- Nursery Birds for Mixed Chorus
- Tang Poems: 20 settings for various combinations of voice and Instruments
- Requiescat (to a poem by Oscar WildeOscar WildeOscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
) - McGuffey's Eclectic Reader. SATB &
- Small chorus SATB (Optionally SSAATTBB soli) and small ensemble
- A Song for Christmas Eve, words by Glennie Wilding-White
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Songs
- Three Housman Poems: S and Piano (Pub Galaxy)
- Six Poems from the Tang Dynasty: S and Flute
- Twelve Songs: S and Piano (Some Pub Galaxy)
- Three Poems by Robert Graves: Bar and Piano
- Novalis songs: Bar and Piano
- Trionfo di Bacco e Arianne: Two Sopranos and Piano
- The Ballad of Psychoanalysis: Contralto and Piano
- Cummings Songs Soprano or Mezzo and Piano
- Cinco Poemas de Gil Vicente: Soprano and Piano
- Eight Songs: Two sopranos and Instrumental Ensemble
- Twenty Dickinson Poems: Soprano and Alto
- Four Poems by St John of the Cross: Mezzo. Two Flutes and Two Trumpets
- Quatre Poemes and Quatre Poemes: Soprano, Flute/Recorder and Piano
- For Mrs Crofts: Soprano and flute
- For Robert Michaud: Baritone and flute
- The Arkansas Traveler: Tenor and Piano
- Death Songs: Soprano and Instrumental Ensemble
- Millay Poems
- a: Nine for Soprano and Piano
- b: Nine for Soprano and guitar
- Three Poems by Sid Corman for Alto. Violin and Viola
- Le Bestiaire ou le Cortege d'Orphee for soprano, flute, cello, harp
- Two Iwi Songs:
- 1. Solo voice and 3 equal voices
- 2. SSATB soli
- Short Mass for Soprano and Organ
- Two German Songs for Soprano and Piano
Instrumental
- Sonata for Two Pianos
- Piano sonata
- Three organ Preludes
- 14 Chorale Preludes for Organ
- Duos for Violin and Piano
- String Quartet No 1
- String Quartet No 2 (Monte Carlo Suite No l)
- String Quartet No 3 (The Forest) Tenor and String Quartet
- String Quartet No 4
- String Quartet No 5
- String Quartet No 6 (The Song Quartet) Soprano and String Quartet
- String Quartet No 7 (See Psalms)
- Variations for Chamber Organ and String Trio
- Character Sketches for Piano (Pub Galaxy)
- For Mallets (Pub Mus for Perc.)
- Sonatina for Trumpet and Piano
- Counterpoints for Two Clarinets
- Fragments for Jazz Ensemble
- Encores for Stu: Solo Trombone
- Fifty Eight Traditional Variations on a Traditional Theme: Piano Brass duets
- Brass duets
- Whatzit No 1 for Perc and Piano
- Whatzit No 2 for Piano
- Whatzit No 3 for Piano
- Whatzit No 6 for Solo Trombone
- The Rape of Spring (from fragments attributed to Roger Scott)
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- Harpsichord, Tape and Narration
- Algorhythms for Piano
- Eight Fish Creek Autographs
- Monte Carlo Suite No 3 (*Piano sonata 2)
- Serenata for Brass Quintet
- Whatzit No 12-Short Things for Violin and Piano
- Three Short Rags and The Monotony Rag
- Fanfare for Mark Rothko. Tape and Brass Quintet
- Lines from the Twelve Moons: Narrator. Piano and Four Basses
- Les Fourberies: Suite for Hammered Dulcimer, Guitar and Harpsichord
- Variations on Stabat Mater for Organ
- My Album: Assorted Inventions
- Concerto for Organ and Piano
- Suite for Flute and Marimba
- 14 Romantic Preludes from Old Maritime Postcards for Piano Solo
- Harpsichord, Tape and Narration
Stage works
- The Tub (chamber opera for SATB soli and Piano)
- The Lonesome Valley (ballet)
- The Selfish Giant (opera for TV)
- The Trees (ballet)
- Yerma (opera in 3 acts, 6 scenes.)
- The Music of Eric Zann -- A Gothic Tale after H.P. Lovecraft (tape and violin)
- Liturgy (ballet, brass quintet)
- Trio (ballad opera)
- Gifts (liturgical drama)
- Gifts II (liturgical drama)
- The Ghost of a Flea (puppet show)
Books
- Wilding-White, Raymond (1994). Music Chicago Style. Kewaunee, Wisconsin: Raymond Wilding-White. OCLC: 47815153.