Horace Grant Fletcher

Background

Fletcher, Horace Grant was born on October 25, 1913 in Hartsburg, Illinois, United States. Son of Ulysses Grant and Della May (Kief) Fletcher.

Education

Bachelor of Music, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1935. Master of Music in Composition, Conducting, University Michigan, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy in Composition, University Rochester, 1951.

Career

Head theory department Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1941-1945. Music director, conductor Akron Symphony, Ohio, 1945-1948. Head conductor Chicago Music College, 1949-1953.

Professor composition, conducting Arizona State University, Tempe, 1956-1979. Editor, conductor, composer Gretchen A. Fletcher and Associates, since 1985. Board directors Miniscule University Press, Desert Hot Springs, California, since 1986.

Works

• book

  • Rhythm: Notation and production

• Other Work

  • Author: Rhythm, Notation and Production, 1969, Advanced Integrated Theory (2d year), 1976, Chromatic, Functional, Modality, 1984, Beginning Integrated Theory, 1988. Composer: (film score) Julius Caesar, 1951, numerous other symphonic, theatrical, chamber, solo compositions, since 1935. Contributor articles to professional journals.

Membership

Board directors Metropolitan Youth Symphony, Tempe-Mesa, Arizona, 1981-1987. Served as private United States Army, 1945. Member American Society of Composers, American Federation Musicians, National Arts Association, American Music Center, Society Arizona Composers (board directors), Phi Mu Alpha, Kappa Kappa Psi, Sigma Alpha Iota.

Interests

• Psychology, swimming.

Connections

Married Frances Ellen Wells, June 16, 1936 (divorced 1966). 1 child, David; Married Gretchen Anna Walton, June 30, 1967. Children: 4 living