Housewright, Wiley L.

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HOUSEWRIGHT, Wiley L.

HOUSEWRIGHT, Wiley L. American, b. 1913. Genres: Music. Career: New York University, lecturer, 1942; University of Texas, Austin, assistant professor of music, 1946-47; Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1947-79, professor of music to dean, 1947-79, now professor emeritus; summer session professor at Indiana University, 1955, and University of Michigan, 1960; writer. Publications: EDITOR: (with C. Ernst and R.M. Grentzer) Bir- chard Music Series, 1961; A History of Music and Dance in Florida, 1565- 1865, 1991; An Anthology of Music in Early Florida, 1999. Died 2003.