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Thornton, William James was born on July 31, 1919 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of William James and Ada Blanche (Gray) Thornton.
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Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano by William Thornton
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William James Thornton
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William James Thornton, Composer, music educator. Recipient composition commissions from San Antonio Symphony, Parsons College, Louisiana State University, Trinity U., Manuscript Archives Commission, Manor Baptist Church (San Antonio) for dedication of new organ: Festive Music for Organ, 1995. Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946, PTO. Member Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Sigma Iota, Sigma Nu.
Education
Bachelor of Music, Louisiana State University, 1941; Master of Music, Louisiana State University, 1948; Bachelor of Arts, Birmingham-Southern College, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University Southern California, 1953.
Career
Instructor music, University of Minnesota, 1955-1956; professor, chairman division fine arts, Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa., 1956-1960; professor, chairman music department, Trinity U., San Antonio, 1960-1980; professor music theory and composition, Trinity U., San Antonio, 1980-1988; professor emeritus, Trinity U., San Antonio, since 1988; teacher music, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, 1939-1940; teacher music, St. James Parish, Louisiana, 1942; teacher music, St. James Parish, San Juan Capistrano, California, 1952-1954; teacher music, St. James Parish, Pleasanton, California, 1954-1955. Professor emeritus Trinity U. San Antonio, 1988. Lecturer music compositionU. Texas, San Antonio, 1991-1993.
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Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano by William Thornton
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Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano by William Thornton
Membership
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946, PTO. Member Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Sigma Iota, Sigma Nu.
Connections
Married Vivian Quine Dyer, November 11, 1939 (deceased 1981). Married Alice Marilyn Dutcher, March 3, 1984 (deceased 1993). Married Katherine Cornell, November 26, 1993.
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American
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Recipient composition commissions from San Antonio Symphony, Parsons College, Louisiana State University, Trinity U., Manuscript Archives Commission, Manor Baptist Church (San Antonio) for dedication of new organ: Festive Music for Organ, 1995.Recipient composition commissions from San Antonio Symphony, Parsons College, Louisiana State University, Trinity U., Manuscript Archives Commission, Manor Baptist Church (San Antonio) for dedication of new organ: Festive Music for Organ, 1995.