A student of Paul Hindemith, Etler is noted for his highly rhythmic, harmonically and texturally complex compositional style, taking inspiration from the works of Bartók and Copland as well as the dissonant and accented styles of jazz.
Though he played with the Indianapolis Symphony in 1938, he abandoned his orchestral life shortly thereafter to focus on his increasingly successful compositional career (which earned him two Guggenheim Fellowships during this period). In 1942 he joined the faculty at Yale University as conductor of the university band and instructor of wind instruments, where he began his studies with Hindemith. He also taught at Cornell University and University of Illinois before accepting a position at Smith College, which he held until his death.
Notable works include his two woodwind quintets (from 1955 and 1957), a bassoon sonata, the 1963 "Quintet for Brass Instruments", and "Fragments" for woodwind quartet.
Etler is also the author of Making Music: An Introduction to Theory, an introductory-level theory text published posthumously in 1974.
Works listedit
Orchestraledit
Passacaglia and Fugue, 1947
Concerto for string quartet and string orchestra, 1948
Symphony, 1951
Dramatic Overture, 1956
Concerto in 1 movement, 1957
Elegy, 1959
Concerto for wind quintet and orchestra, 1960
Triptych, 1961
Concerto for brass quintet, string orchestra, and percussion, 1967
Convivialities, 1967
Concerto for string quartet and orchestra, 1968
Chamber musicedit
Sonata for oboe, clarinet and viola, 1945
Quartet for oboe, clarinet, viola and bassoon, 1949
Prelude and Toccata, for organ, 1950
Bassoon Sonata, 1951
Clarinet Sonata no.1, 1952
Introduction and Allegro, for oboe and piano, 1952
Duo, for oboe and viola, 1954
Sonatina, for piano 1955
Wind Quintet, 1955
Wind Quintet No. 2, 1957
Concerto for violin and wind quintet, 1958
Sonata for viola and harpsichord, 1959
Sextet for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola and cello, 1959
Suite, for flute, oboe and clarinet, 1960
Concerto, for clarinet and chamber ensemble, 1962
String Quartet No. 1, 1963
Brass Quintet, 1963
String Quartet No. 2, 1965
Sonic Sequence, for brass quintet, 1967
Clarinet Sonata No. 2, 1969
XL plus 1, for solo percussion, 1970
Concerto for cello and seven instruments, 1970
Choraledit
Peace be unto You (St Augustine, Bible: Matthew), SATB, 1958
Under the Cottonwood Tree (Etler), SA, 1960
Under Stars (Etler), SSAA, 1960
Ode to Pothos (Etler), SSAATTBB, 1960
Onomatopoesis (Etler), Male singer, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, and percussion, 1965
Alvin Etler at Find a Grave (as Alvin Derold Etler)
April 12, 2024
alvin, etler, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, august, 2021, learn, when, rem. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Alvin Derald Etler February 19 1913 June 13 1973 was an American composer and oboist Contents 1 Career 2 Works list 2 1 Orchestral 2 2 Chamber music 2 3 Choral 3 References 4 External linksCareer editA student of Paul Hindemith Etler is noted for his highly rhythmic harmonically and texturally complex compositional style taking inspiration from the works of Bartok and Copland as well as the dissonant and accented styles of jazz Though he played with the Indianapolis Symphony in 1938 he abandoned his orchestral life shortly thereafter to focus on his increasingly successful compositional career which earned him two Guggenheim Fellowships during this period In 1942 he joined the faculty at Yale University as conductor of the university band and instructor of wind instruments where he began his studies with Hindemith He also taught at Cornell University and University of Illinois before accepting a position at Smith College which he held until his death Notable works include his two woodwind quintets from 1955 and 1957 a bassoon sonata the 1963 Quintet for Brass Instruments and Fragments for woodwind quartet Etler is also the author of Making Music An Introduction to Theory an introductory level theory text published posthumously in 1974 Works list editOrchestral edit Passacaglia and Fugue 1947 Concerto for string quartet and string orchestra 1948 Symphony 1951 Dramatic Overture 1956 Concerto in 1 movement 1957 Elegy 1959 Concerto for wind quintet and orchestra 1960 Triptych 1961 Concerto for brass quintet string orchestra and percussion 1967 Convivialities 1967 Concerto for string quartet and orchestra 1968Chamber music edit Sonata for oboe clarinet and viola 1945 Quartet for oboe clarinet viola and bassoon 1949 Prelude and Toccata for organ 1950 Bassoon Sonata 1951 Clarinet Sonata no 1 1952 Introduction and Allegro for oboe and piano 1952 Duo for oboe and viola 1954 Sonatina for piano 1955 Wind Quintet 1955 Wind Quintet No 2 1957 Concerto for violin and wind quintet 1958 Sonata for viola and harpsichord 1959 Sextet for oboe clarinet bassoon violin viola and cello 1959 Suite for flute oboe and clarinet 1960 Concerto for clarinet and chamber ensemble 1962 String Quartet No 1 1963 Brass Quintet 1963 String Quartet No 2 1965 Sonic Sequence for brass quintet 1967 Clarinet Sonata No 2 1969 XL plus 1 for solo percussion 1970 Concerto for cello and seven instruments 1970Choral edit Peace be unto You St Augustine Bible Matthew SATB 1958 Under the Cottonwood Tree Etler SA 1960 Under Stars Etler SSAA 1960 Ode to Pothos Etler SSAATTBB 1960 Onomatopoesis Etler Male singer 2 clarinets bass clarinet bassoon 2 trumpets horn trombone and percussion 1965References editGrove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Alvin Etler External links editAssociated Music Publishers Inc Alvin Etler at Find a Grave as Alvin Derold Etler Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alvin Etler amp oldid 1217352138, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
