William Martin

WILLIAM R. MARTIN Beloved husband of the late Norene L. Martin, (nee Lingruen), dear father of Christopher W. Martin of San Francisco, CA and Kathryn A. Weyher of Crozet, VA; dear grandfather of Hannah, Jack and Charlie. Bill was a musicologist and performer, was Head of the Divisions of Music History and Graduate Studies in the Department of Music at Cleveland State University until his retirement. As Professor Emeritus, he continued to teach courses at CSU, CIM, and BW on a part-time basis. He was the recipient of four university degrees, two from Western Reserve University, one in vocal performance from The Cleveland Institute of Music, and his doctorate in musicology from Oxford University in England where he did his research in sixteenth-century Italian music under the direction of the noted musicologist, Sir Jack Westrup. Included among his numerous publications are Orazio Vecchi's Convito Musicale, and Music of the Twentieth Century, a Prentice-Hall textbook which he co-authored, as well as contributions to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians for both the 1980 and 2001editions. His singing credits include a wide range of experience as a recitalist and as a specialist in oratorio and opera, both in the U.S.A. and England, including appearances as soloist with Robert Shaw and Louis Lane. As a conductor, he has a highly diversified experience in directing both large and chamber choral ensembles, both here and abroad,
several of which specialized in the performance of early music. In recent years, he filled many special lecture engagements for learned societies, numerous universities, and The Cleveland Orchestra. During WW II, he served in the Pacific Theater, notably Okinawa. He served on numerous boards, including the CIM Alumni Association and The Cleveland
Chamber Music Society. He was a member of the Rowfant Club, two music honor groups, Mu Phi and Pi Kappa Lambda, and the American Musicological Society. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his name to The Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd Cleveland, OH 44106 or St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Hts., OH 44106 where Memorial Services will be held Saturday, August 31st at 1 PM in Tucker Hall.


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