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Robert Luther Gauldin (born 1931) is an American composer. He is Professor Emeritus of Music Theory at the Eastman School of Music.[1][2][3]
Career
Robert Gauldin was born to Robert Luther Gauldin (1905–1959) and Lula Mae Self (1905–1977). He graduated in 1949 from Vernon High School, Vernon, Texas. During his senior year, he was Vice President of the Honor Society and, as clarinetist, President of the Band. In the 1949 Vernon High School Yearbook, he was labeled "the BEBOP man."[4]
Gauldin, in 1953, earned a Bachelor's degree in Composition from the University of North Texas College of Music. He went on to study at the Eastman School of Music where, in 1955, he earned a Master's degree in Music Theory and in 1958, a Doctorate in Music Theory. From 1958 to 1963 he served as professor of theory at William Carey College. For the next thirty-four years – from 1963 to 1997 – he was a professor at Eastman School of Music.[5][6]
Compositions
- Movement for Wind Quintet (©1953)
- Music for Quiet Listening (vinyl LP). "Pavane" (Side A: track 4), by Gauldin. Eastman School of Music Orchestra, Howard Hanson (conductor). Mercury SR90053. 1959. OCLC 1052998561 (all editions) (audio via YouTube).
Publications
Gauldin is the author of Harmonic Practice in Tonal Music and has authored many articles in publications that including Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy, Music Theory Spectrum, Journal of the American Liszt Society and Sonus.
- Gauldin, Robert (2004) [1997]. Harmonic Practice in Tonal Music. W.W. Norton – via Google Books (no preview). LCCN 96-28216, LCCN 2003-66237; ISBN 978-0-3939-7074-6, 0-3939-7074-4; ISBN 978-0-3939-7666-3, 0-3939-7666-1; Gale A58633797; OCLC 53223722 (all editions).
- Gauldin, Robert (March 4, 2013) [1985]. A Practical Approach to 16th Century Counterpoint (revised ed.). Waveland Press – via Google Books (limited preview). LCCN 84-15989; LCCN 2014-567211; ISBN 1-4786-0471-9, 978-1-4786-0471-6; ISBN 978-1-4786-0875-2
- Gauldin, Robert (March 4, 2013) [1988; 1995]. A Practical Approach to 18th Century Counterpoint (revised ed.). Waveland Press – via Google Books (limited preview). LCCN 87-11364; LCCN 2015-563610; ISBN 978-1-4786-0876-9; ISBN 1-4786-0470-0, 978-1-4786-0470-9; OCLC 840477436 (all editions).
- Gauldin, Robert Luther (1958). The Historical Development of Scoring for the Wind Ensemble (PhD dissertation). 205 pgs. (©1961). University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music. OCLC 80085182 (all editions) & 1066808516.
Honors
- 1988 – Honorary doctorate, College of William & Mary
- 1988 – In connection with the honorary doctorate, Gauldin was R.T. French Company Visiting Professor at Oxford University's Worcester College[a]
- 1952 – First Prize, Student Composition, Texas Federation of Music Clubs[7] – Sonatina
- 1952 – BMI Student Composer Award[8]
- 1964 – Winner of the 1954 Music Mountain Contest for works by American composers for string quartet – Partita in Four Movements: Intrada; Scherzo; Passecaille; and Rondo
Bibliography
Annotations
- ^ The R.T. French Company, headquartered in Rochester, and its parent, in Great Britain (Reckitt & Colman Ltd. from 1926 to 2000; then, by merger in 2000, becoming Reckitt Benckiser Group plc), established an exchange professorship between the University of Rochester and University of Hull in 1953 and later expanded to exchanges between Rochester and colleges at Oxford University (May & Klein; 1977). Today, the program continues between professors at Oxford and the University of Rochester.
Notes
- ^ Anderson, 1982, p. 188.
- ^ International Who's Who, 1992, p. 382.
- ^ Jaques Cattell Press, 1983, p. 153.
- ^ Yamparika, 1949, p. 76.
- ^ Marquis, America 2008, p. 1929.
- ^ Marquis, World, 2007.
- ^ Dallas Morning News, April 29, 1952, p. 9.
- ^ BMI Awards, 1952.
References
- Anderson, Elsie Ruth (1907–1989), ed. (1982). Contemporary American Composers. A Biographical Dictionary. → "Gauldin, Robert" (2nd ed.). Boston: G.K. Hall & Co. p. 188 – via Internet Archive (Arcadia Fund). LCCN 81-7047; ISBN 978-0-8161-8223-7, 0-8161-8223-X; OCLC 7795619 (all editions).
- Dallas Morning News (The) (April 29, 1952). "NTSC Students Contest Winners". Vol. 103, no. 212. p. 9 (col. 5, bottom) – via GenealogyBank.
- International Who's Who in Music and Musicians' Directory – In the Classical and Light-Classical Fields. Cambridge, England: International Who's Who in Music; International Biographical Centre. LCCN 98-655063; ISBN 0-9488-7511-9; OCLC 49835547 (all editions).
- 1990/91. → "Gauldin, Robert L." (12th ed.). p. 290 – via Internet Archive (Boston Public Library).
- 1992/3. → "Gauldin, Robert L." (13th ed.). p. 382 – via Internet Archive (Arcadia Fund).
- Jaques Cattell Press, ed. (1983). Who's Who in American Music: Classical. → "Gauldin, Robert Luther" (1st ed.). New York: R.R. Bowker. p. 153 – via Internet Archive (Atlanta Public Library & the Kahle/Austin Foundation). LCCN 84-642464; ISSN 0737-9137; OCLC 635577325 (all editions).
- Marquis. Who's Who in America. New Providence, New Jersey: Marquis Who's Who. ISSN 0083-9396.
- 2007. → "Gauldin, Robert L.". Vol. 1 (of 2), "A–L" (61st ed.). 2006. p. 1585 – via Internet Archive.
- 2008. → "Gauldin, Robert L.". Vol. 1 (of 2), "A–L" (62nd ed.). 2007. p. 1642 – via Internet Archive (Kahle/Austin Foundation).
- 2009. → "Gauldin, Robert L.". Vol. 1 (of 2), "A–L" (63rd ed.). 2008. p. 1729 – via Internet Archive.
- Marquis. Who's Who in the World (24th ed.). New Providence, New Jersey: Marquis Who's Who, 2006. 2007. LCCN 79-139215; ISSN 0083-9825; ISBN 978-0-8379-1137-3, 0-8379-1137-0; OCLC 605923732 (all editions), 80199635.
- May, Arthur James (1899–1968). Klein, Lawrence Eliot (ed.). A History of the University of Rochester, 1850–1962. Chapter 36: "River Campus Panorama". University of Rochester (publisher) – via digitized online version courtesy of the Rush Rhees Library. LCCN 77-83120; OCLC 3326047 (all editions).
- Yamparika (The). → "Bobby Gauldin" (yearbook of Vernon High School). Vernon, Texas. p. 76 → accessible via Ancestry.com.
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