William Gorham Rice
William Gorham Rice (born December 23, 1856 in Albany , † September 10, 1945 in Guilderland ) was an American state and federal official from Albany, New York and a civil activist who campaigned for public service reform. He dealt intensively with the subject of carillons , large playable carillons in town halls or church towers. In this way he developed into a serious music writer in this field.
Rice wrote the following works, among others:
- Carillon Music and Singing Towers of the Old World and the New (London, 1926)
- Beiaarden in de Nederlanden (Amsterdam, 1927)
- Tower Music of Belgium and Holland (1915)
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- Rice, William Gorham . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Persons part: L-Z . Schott, Mainz 1961, p. 499 .
- New York State Library: William Gorham Rice. April 1, 2019, accessed on September 23, 2019 .
Web links
- Literature by and about William Gorham Rice in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rice, William Gorham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American music writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Albany |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 1945 |
| Place of death | Guilderland |