Ruth Shaw Wylie [1916-1989]
WORKS
Posted Aug 17, 2006, by Deborah Hayes
LINKS: Biographical sketch of the composer | Autobiographical essay by the composer
I. Chronological List of Titles
II. Alphabetical Listing
III. Classified Listing
IV. Library Locations
I. Chronological List of Titles
[At Eastman as Ph.D. student: eight titles]
1940 The Wanderer unnumbered
1941 Suite for String Orchestra unnumbered
1941 String Quartet No. 1 op. 1
1941 Suite for Orchestra op. 2
1942 Suite for Chamber Orchestra op. 3
1942 Five Easy Pieces op. 4
1942 Carol : I sing of a maiden op. 5
1943 Symphony No. 1 “Archaic” op. 6
[As Univ of Missouri faculty member: five titles]
1945 Sonata No. 1 for piano op. 7
1946 String Quartet No. 2 op. 8
1947 Song And Dance for clarinet and piano op. 9
1947 Sonatina for piano op. 10
1948 Symphony No. 2 op. 11
[As Wayne State University faculty member: 24 titles]
1949 Five Preludes op. 12
1950 Five Madrigals op. 13, no. 1
1950 God’s Grandeur op. 13 no. 2
1951 Holiday Overture op. 14
1951 Spring Madness unnumbered [op. 14b]
1952 Concerto Grosso op. 15 = Concerto Grosso No. 1
1953 Seven Wishful Duets For Two Wistful Recorders unnumbered [op. 16b]
1953 Sonata No. 2 for piano op. 16 no. 1
1953 Wistful Piece op. 16 no. 2
1954 Sonata for Viola and Piano op. 16 no. 3 = Viola Sonata no. 1
1953 Light op. 16 no. 4
1956 String Quartet No. 3 op. 17
1956 Toward Nowhere unnumbered [17b]
1956 Facade (ballet) op. 18 no. 1
1958 “ ... in Just Spring” (e.e. cummings) for women’s chorus and string orch. op. 19 no. 1
1959 Six Little Preludes for Piano op.19, no. 2
1960 Sonata for Flute and Piano op. 20 (pub. 1974)
1961 Ballet, The Ragged Heart op. 21
1965 Echo op. 22
1966 Soliloquy for Left Hand Alone op. 23
1966 Theme Music for ‘Keep Michigan Beautiful’ Campaign unnumbered [23b]
1967 Clarinet Concertino op. 24 no. 1
1967 Involution op. 24 no. 2
1968 Psychogram for piano op. 25
1968 Music for Improvisation Ensemble unnumbered [29b] Charts devised 1963-68)
[Retired from teaching, living in Salt Lake City: three titles]
1970 Three Inscapes op. 26
1971 Five Occurrences op. 27
1972 Incubus op. 28
[In Estes Park, Colorado: 18 titles]
1974 Imagi op. 29
1975 Nova op. 30 no. 1
1975 The Long Look Home op. 30 no. 2
1976 Toward Sirius op. 31
1977 Memories of Birds op. 32 no. 1
1977 Airs Above The Ground op. 32 no. 2
1978 Views From Beyond op. 33 no. 1
1978 Mandala op. 33 no. 2
1979 Terrae Incognitae op. 34
1981 Music For Three Sisters op. 35
1982 November Music op. 36
1983 Scenes From Arthur Rackham op. 37
1983 The White Raven op. 37 no. 2
1983 String Quartet No. 4 op. 37, no. 3
1984 Shades of the Anasazi : op. 38 no. 1
1984 Flights of Fancy op. 38 no. 2
1986 Concerto for Flute and Strings unnumbered [39]
1988 Signs and Portents unnumbered [40]
II. Alphabetical Listing
Airs Above The Ground op. 32 no. 2 - 1977
Ballet, The Ragged Heart op. 21 - 1961
Carol : I sing of a maiden : op. 5 - 1942
Clarinet Concertino op. 24 no. 1 - 1967
Concerto for Flute and Strings unnumbered - 1986.
Concerto Grosso op. 15 - 1952
Echo op. 22 - 1965
Easy Pieces, see Five Easy Pieces
Façade op. 18 - 1956
Five Easy Pieces op. 4 - 1942
Five Madrigals op. 13, no. 1 - 1950
Five Occurrences op. 27 - 1971
Five Preludes for Piano op. 12 - 1949
Flights of Fancy op. 38 no. 2 - 1984
Flute Sonata: see Sonata for Flute and Piano
God’s Grandeur op. 13 no. 2 - 1950
Good Luck Overture: see Holiday Overture
Holiday Overture op. 14 - 1950
Imagi op. 29 - 1974
In just spring op. 19 no. 1 - 1958
Incubus op. 28 - 1972
Involution op. 24 no. 2 - 1967
Light op. 16 no. 4 - 1953
Little Preludes: see Six Little Preludes for Piano
Long Look Home, The op. 30 no. 2. 1975
Lost Imperative sketch, n.d.
Madrigals, see Five Madrigals
Mandala op. 33 no. 2 - 1978
Memories of Birds op. 32 no. 1 - 1977 (see also Views From Beyond)
Music for Improvisation Ensemble:unnumbered - 1968
Music For Three Sisters op. 35 - 1981
Nova op. 30 no. 1 - 1975
November Music op. 36 - 1982
Pieces for Improvisation Ensemble see Music for Improvisation Ensemble
Preludes for piano: see Five Preludes for Piano
Psychogram op. 25 - 1968
Ragged Heart, The, see Ballet, The Ragged Heart
Scenes From Arthur Rackham op. 37 - 1983
Shades of the Anasazi op. 38 - 1984
Seven Wishful Duets For Two Wistful Recorders unnumbered 1953
Six Little Preludes for Piano op.19, no. 2 - 1959
Signs and Portents unnumbered - 1988
Soliloquy for Left Hand Alone op. 23 - 1966
Sonata for Flute and Piano op. 20 - 1960
Sonata for Viola and Piano op. 16 no. 3 - 1954
Sonata No. 1 op. 7 - 1945
Sonata No. 2 op. 16 no. 1 - 1953
Sonatina op. 10 - 1947
Song and Dance op. 9 -1947
Spring Madness unnumbered - 1951
Stalemate sketch, n.d.
String Quartet No. 1 op. 1 - 1941
String Quartet No. 2 op. 8 - 1946
String Quartet No. 3 op. 17 - 1956
String Quartet No. 4 op. 37 no. 3 - 1983
Suite for a Little Nephew op. 3, see Suite for Chamber Orchestra op. 3
Suite for Chamber Orchestra op. 3 - 1942
Suite for Orchestra op. 2 - 1941
Suite for String Orchestra unnumbered - 1941
Suite for Titerambo, see Five Easy Pieces
Symphony No. 1 : Archaic op. 6 - 1943
Symphony No. 2 op. 11 - 1948
Terrae Incognitae op. 34 - 1979
Theme Music for ‘Keep Michigan Beautiful’ Campaign - 1966
Third String Quartet: see String Quartet No. 3
Three Inscapes op. 26 - 1970
Toward Nowhere unnumbered - 1953
Toward Sirius op. 31 - 1976
Views From Beyond op. 33 no. 1 - 1978
Viola Sonata No. 1: see Sonata for Viola and Piano
Wanderer, The unnumbered - 1940
White Raven, The op. 37 no. 4 - 1984
Wistful Piece op. 16 no. 2 - 1953
III. Classified Listing
Orchestral Works
Suite for String Orchestra
Suite for Orchestra
Suite for Chamber Orchestra
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 2
Holiday Overture
Concerto Grosso
Clarinet Concertino
Involution
The Long Look Home
Memories of Birds
Views from Beyond
Shades of the Anasazi
Concerto for Flute and Strings
Chamber Works
String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet No. 2
Song and Dance
Seven Wishful Duets for Two Wistful Recorders
Wistful Piece
Sonata for Viola and Piano
String Quartet No. 3
Sonata for Flute and Piano
Pieces for Improvisation Ensemble
Three Inscapes
Five Occurrences
Incubus
Imagi
Nova
Toward Sirius
Airs Above the Ground
Terrae Incognitae
Music for Three Sisters
November Music
Scenes from Arthur Rackham
String Quartet No. 4
Flights of Fancy
Signs and Portents
Piano Works
Five Easy Pieces
Sonata No. 1
Sonatina
Five Preludes
Sonata No. 2
Six Little Preludes
Soliloquy for Left Hand Alone
Psychogram
Mandala
The White Raven
Choral Works
Carol: I sing of a maiden
Five Madrigals
Toward Nowhere
“ ... in Just Spring”
Echo
Ballets
Spring Madness
Facade
The Ragged Heart
Songs (soprano and piano)
The Wanderer
God’s Grandeur
Light
Miscellaneous
Theme Music for ‘Keep Michigan Beautiful’ Campaign 1966
IV. Library Locations
These nine libraries have the largest holdings of scores. A LINK is provided to the Finding Guide to the complete collection at California State University, Northridge. The scores, parts, sketches, and charts were generously given to the library by the composer’s sister, Jeanne Torasian, after the composer’s death.
• CNO California State University, Northridge, Ruth Shaw Wylie Collection: Finding Guide
• COD University of Colorado at Boulder: Music Library. Search by author, “Wylie, Ruth Shaw”. Library purchased 23 titles in the 1980s. Composer was requested to identify “best” scores and those playable by university students.
• DGW: George Washington University, Washington, D.C. The library was given scores belonging to American Women Composers, Inc.
• DLC: Library of Congress
• EYM: University of Michigan Library
• EYP: Detroit Public Library
• EYW: Wayne State University Library
• NYP: New York Public Library Research Library
• RES: Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Library
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