Hill, William Griffith (1891-1953) | University of Illinois Archives
Name: Hill, William Griffith (1891-1953)
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Historical Note: William Griffith Hill, October 12, 1891 - May 16, 1953 M.A., UI 1913 Drake, grad Fine Arts 1914 Columbia School of Music, B. Mus. 1915, taught there 1915-27, except for 1917-19 when he served in WWI. 1918, Schola Cantorum, Paris Major subjects studied as undergrad: chemistry, English, music Pi Kappa Lambda, Carthage College, 1912-13 American Musicological Society, President, Midwest Chapter, 1947-49 Music Library Association, Midwest chapter, Chair, 1948-50 taught piano, counterpoint, composition, and lectured on musicology at UIUC appointed to UIUC faculty February 1, 1932 studied with Vincent D'Indy at the Schola Cantorum in Paris in 1918