Rosemary Glyde (September 15, 1948 — January 18, 1994) was an American

violist The viola ( , () ) is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. Violas are slightly larger than violins, and have a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the v ...

and composer. Focusing on expanding the limited repertory for solo viola, she wrote and transcribed many works for that instrument, including

Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and Conducting, conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a compos ...

Cello Sonata A cello sonata is piece written sonata form, often with the instrumentation of a cello taking solo role with piano accompaniment. Some of the earliest cello sonatas were composed in the 18th century by Francesco Geminiani and Antonio Vivaldi, and ...

and

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Cello Suites The six Cello Suites, BWV 1007–1012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). They are some of the most frequently performed solo compositions ever written for cello. Bach most likely composed them during the p ...

for viola. She founded the New York Viola Society in 1992.Rosemary Glyde, 46, Violist and Composer
, ''New York Times'', January 20, 1994; New York Viola Society,

, retrieved February 6, 2008. Glyde was born in

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, in 1948 to Edgar Glyde, a violist on faculty at the

Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 26,800 undergraduate students, over 6,100 post-graduate students, and a total enrollment of more than 34,000 students ...

, and Dorothy Glyde, a cellist. Glyde was trained as

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and violinist, studying under her father, a graduate of the

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, from the age of four. While a student at Auburn High School, she was concert mistress of the Sewanee Summer Music Center Orchestra, studying with

Julius Hegyi Julius Hegyi (February 2, 1923 – January 1, 2007) was an American conductor and violinist. He spent his lifetime building orchestras, founding chamber music groups and instilling a passion for music in young and old alike. His belief in con ...

. Before her graduation from Auburn High in 1966, she was offered a scholarship to

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to train under

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, with whom she continued training at the

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. She began her

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work at the

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under

Dorothy DeLay Dorothy DeLay (March 31, 1917 – March 24, 2002) was an American violin teacher, instructor, primarily at the Juilliard School, Sarah Lawrence College, and the University of Cincinnati. Life Dorothy DeLay was born on March 31, 1917, in Medic ...

, but switched to viola and moved into the

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program studying with

Lillian Fuchs Lillian Fuchs (November 18, 1901 – October 5, 1995) was an American violist, teacher and composer. She is considered to be among the finest instrumentalists of her time. She came from a musical family, and her brothers, Joseph Fuchs, a viol ...

. Glyde won the Juilliard Viola Competition in 1973 and, for her thesis, discovered, edited, and performed Johann Andreas Amon's 1803 ''Quartet for Solo Viola and String Trio''. She graduated with a Doctor in Musical Arts from the Juilliard School, a Master of Music from the Juilliard School and a Bachelor of Music from the Manhattan School of Music. After graduation, Glyde joined the Manhattan String Quartet with her sister, Judith, and Eric and Roy Lewis. Glyde arranged

's '' Cello Sonata in G minor'' and

's '' Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello'' and Sonatas for viola da gamba for viola, the latter two of which she performed and recorded. She composed several works for viola, notably a fantasia for solo viola, ''Whydah'', and a suite for four violas, ''Wei-ji''. She performed several works composed specifically for her, including works by composers Richard Lane,

Bernard Hoffer Bernard Hoffer (born October 14, 1934) is a Swiss-born American composer laureate and conductor. He is best known for his work on 1980s cartoons such as ''ThunderCats'' and '' SilverHawks''. He worked on several of Rankin/Bass's television series ...

, and

Judith Shatin Judith Shatin (Allen) (born November 21, 1949) is an American composer. Currently, she is William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor at the University of Virginia. She also founded and is Director of the Virginia Center for Computer Music. Glyde died on January 18, 1994, due to cancer in

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. The New York Viola Society awards a "Rosemary Glyde Scholarship" to students for viola study in her honor.Rosemary Glyde, 46, Violist and Composer
; New York Viola Society,
Rosemary Glyde Scholarship Program
, retrieved February 6, 2008.

References

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