Walter S. Hartley
Walter Sinclair Hartley (born February 21, 1927 in Washington, DC , † June 30, 2016 in Charlotte , North Carolina ) was an American composer and music teacher.
life and work
Hartley began composing at the age of five and studied at the Eastman School of Music until 1953 . His teachers included Burrill Phillips , Thomas Canning , Herbert Elwell , Bernard Rogers , Howard Hanson, and Dante Fiorillo .
He has taught at universities in five states, including teaching piano, music theory and composition at the Interlochen Center for the Arts and Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia from 1956 to 1964 . From 1969 he worked at the State University of New York at Fredonia , even after his retirement in 1991 . In 2004 he moved to Charlotte, where he worked as composer in residence at the University of North Carolina .
Hartley composed over three hundred works that have been performed by ensembles such as the National Symphony Orchestra , the Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra , the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra and the Eastman Wind Ensemble . Many of his compositions, especially for saxophone and deep brass, have become standard literature for these instruments.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Hartley - Home Page. In: walterhartley.com. Retrieved February 13, 2017 (American English).
- ↑ a b Short CV and selection of works on: Tritone Press & Tenuto Publications from September 21, 2017
- ↑ a b biography on: Fredonia - State University of New York
Web links
- Walter Harley's homepage with a complete catalog of works
- Tritone Press & Tenuto Publication - Walter Hartley
- Literature by and about Walter S. Hartley in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hartley, Walter S. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hartley, Walter Sinclair (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 2016 |
| Place of death | Charlotte , North Carolina |