Ruth Shaw Wylie Music Scores Collection, 1940-1988 | Special Collections & Archives

Series I: Ballets, 1956-1961

Series II: Chamber Works, 1941-1988

Series III: Charts, Chamber Works, 1970-1988

Series IV: Charts, Orchestral Works, 1975-1986

Series V: Charts, Piano Works, 1968-1983

Series VI: Choral Works, 1942-1965

Series VII: Orchestral Works, 1940-1986

Series VIII: Other Scores, 1953-1968

Series IX: Piano Works, 1943-1987

Series X: Songs, 1950-1953

Ruth Shaw Wylie was a flautist, pianist, professor, and composer. During her career she composed over 50 pieces of music including ballet, chamber, piano, choral, and orchestral works. The collection consists of working drafts, master sheets, and performance scores of nearly all her compositions.

Wylie, Ruth Shaw

Ruth Shaw Wylie was a flautist, pianist, professor, and composer. She composed her first piece, Suite for Orchestra, in 1940. During her career she composed over 50 pieces including ballet, chamber, piano, choral, and orchestral music. From 1960-1969 she taught music at Wayne State University where she served as Chair of the Music Department and Head of Composition. In 1965, she founded and directed the University Improvisation Chamber Ensemble, which performed concerts throughout the Midwest. In 1975, she won a commission from the Michigan Council of Arts to compose a piece for the Detroit Women's Chamber Orchestra in celebration of the nation's bicentennial.

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Wylie, Ruth Shaw

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