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Alec Wilder
1907-1980 US, Rochester, New York
Composer of Classical and Jazz
A.k.a. Alexander Lafayette Chew Wilder
American composer, born February 16, 1907 in Rochester, New York, USA, died December 24, 1980 in Gainesville, Florida, USA. In addition to writing popular songs, Wilder also composed classical pieces for exotic combination's of orchestral instruments. His classical numbers, which often had off-beat, humorous titles were strongly influenced by jazz. He also wrote eleven operas. Inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983.
Genres
Popular Tracks 
Christmas Without You on A Crooner Christmas by Various Artists Jack, This Is My Husband on Octets by Alec Wilder Finale on Hansel and Gretel from the 1958 NBC-TV Spectacular by Various Artists They Need No Words on Octets by Alec Wilder Footnote to a Summer Love on Octets by Alec Wilder Effie Sings a Lullaby on Coastal Communities Concert Band - 28th Anniversary Concert by Coastal Communities Concert Band Little White Samba on Octets by Alec Wilder While We're Young (Arr. Mats Bergström) on With a Little Help from My Friends by Mats Bergström Sugaring Off on An Occasional Man by Various Artists The Children Met the Train on Octets by Alec WilderTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodwind Quintets Nos.3,4, And 6 | New York Woodwind Quintet M1223 Alec Wilder | 1999 | Album |
| Hansel And Gretel (Part 1) / Slow Dance | Engelbert Humperdinck : Basil Rathbone with orchestra conducted by Carmen Dragon, Alec Wilder : Frank Sinatra conducting the The Columbia String Orchestra | 1998 | Album |
| An American And Paris - The Best Of The New York Woodwind Quintet Vol. 3 | New York Woodwind Quintet, Alec Wilder, Francis Poulenc, Jean Françaix | 1996 | Album |
| For The Friends Of Alec Wilder | Alec Wilder, The Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Richard Auldon Clark, Humbert Lucarelli, Eugenia Zukerman, Gary Louie, Kenneth Pasmanick | 1994 | Album |
| Aria / Concerto For Oboe | John Corigliano, Alec Wilder, Humbert Lucarelli, The Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Barrett | 1994 | Album |
| Music From Eastman | Alec Wilder / Allan Blank | 1986 | Album |
| Marlene VerPlanck Sings Alec Wilder | Marlene VerPlanck Sings Alec Wilder | 1986 | Album |
| Lullabies and Night Songs | Jan DeGaetani, Alec Wilder, Rayburn Wright | 1985 | Album |
| Alec Wilder's Music For Marimba With Other Instruments | Alec Wilder - Gordon Stout, Bob Levy, Virginia Nanzetta, Clarion Wind Quintet | 1979 | Album |
| The Wingra Quintet | Wingra Woodwind Quintet, Alec Wilder, Jurriaan Andriessen, Ingolf Dahl | 1976 | Compil. |
| Sonata For Horn-Tuba-Piano / Elegie For Horn / Romance / Serenade No. 12 For Tuba | John Barrows, Harvey Phillips, Bernie Leighton, Tait Sanford - Alec Wilder / Francis Poulenc / Alexander Scriabine / Vincent Persichetti | 1965 | Album |
| The Sand Castle | Alec Wilder | 1961 | Album |
| Alice's Adventures In Wonderland | Lewis Carroll - Cyril Ritchard, Alec Wilder, New York Woodwind Quintet | 1960 | Album |
| The New York Woodwind Quintet Plays the Music of Alec Wilder | New York Woodwind Quintet, Alec Wilder | 1957 | Album |
| New Music Of Alec Wilder | Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra / Alec Wilder | 1956 | Album |
| Scuffy the Tugboat, Good Morning | Ireene Wicker, Mitch Miller & His Orchestra, Alec Wilder, Gilbert Mack, Jack Keane, George Cooney | 1948 | Album |
| Piece For English Horn / Piece For Bassoon | Frank Sinatra Conducting The Music Of Alec Wilder | 1946 | Album |
| Slow Dance / Contrapuntal Variations | Frank Sinatra Conducting The Music Of Alec Wilder | 1946 | Album |
| The New York Woodwind Quintet Plays the Music of Alec Wilder | New York Woodwind Quintet, Alec Wilder | Album | |
| Sonata No.3 For French Horn & Piano, Sonata For Alto Horn (French Horn) | Alec Wilder, Paul Hindemith, John Barrows, Tait Sanford | Album | |
| Alice In Wonderland | Cyril Ritchard, Alec Wilder | Album | |
| Mirafone Presents Deskants And Tubens | Alec Wilder | Single | |
| 2 Contemporary Composers | The New York Brass Quintet / Alec Wilder / Don Hammond | Album | |
| Land of Oz | Alec Wilder, Loonis McGlohon | Album | |
| Alice In Wonderland: Chapter 3 - A Caucus And A Long Tale; Chapter 4 - The Rabbit Sends In A Little Bill | Cyril Ritchard, Alec Wilder | Album |
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