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Olly Woodrow Wilson, Jr. (September 7, 1937 – March 12, 2018) was an American composer of contemporary classical music, pianist, double bassist, and a musicologist. He was one of the most preeminent composers of African American descent in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He is known for developing a list of Heterogenous Sound Ideals that is widely used to dissect different aspects of music, with an emphasis on African culture. According to Wilson himself, "The essence of Africanness consists of a way of doing something, not simply something that is done" (1991). This motto is the basis of Wilson's work in the realm of ethnomusicology. He is also known for establishing the TIMARA (Technology in Music and Related Arts) program at Oberlin Conservatory, the first-ever conservatory program in electronic music.
- Piano Trio: I. Allegro vigoroso, passionato, cantabile - Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Olly Wilson
- Piano Trio: II. Adagio, teneramente - Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Olly Wilson
- Piano Trio: III. With Swing - Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Olly Wilson
- Panta rhei (Time in Flux): I. Agitato - Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Olly Wilson
- Panta rhei (Time in Flux): II. Vivace, misterioso - In waltz time - Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Olly Wilson
- Panta rhei (Time in Flux): III. Molto tranquillo - Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Olly Wilson
- Panta rhei (Time in Flux): IV. Allegro energico - Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Olly Wilson
- Panta rhei (Time in Flux): V. Distant - Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Olly Wilson
- Piano Trio: I. Introduction - Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Olly Wilson
- Piano Trio: II. Trio - Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Olly Wilson
- Piano Trio: III. Postlude - Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Olly Wilson
- Piano Trio '94 - Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Olly Wilson
- Piano Trio No. 1: I. Mesto - Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Olly Wilson
- Piano Trio No. 1: II. Molto marcato - Molto allegro - Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Olly Wilson
- Piano Trio No. 1: III. Maestoso - Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol. 2 - Olly Wilson
- Fantasy - William Penn, Olly Wilson, Russell Peck - Olly Wilson
- Four Preludes for Leigh Howard Stevens: Prelude No.1 - William Penn, Olly Wilson, Russell Peck - Olly Wilson
- Four Preludes for Leigh Howard Stevens: Prelude No.2 - William Penn, Olly Wilson, Russell Peck - Olly Wilson
- Four Preludes for Leigh Howard Stevens: Prelude No.3 - William Penn, Olly Wilson, Russell Peck - Olly Wilson
- Four Preludes for Leigh Howard Stevens: Prelude No.4 - William Penn, Olly Wilson, Russell Peck - Olly Wilson
- Echoes - William Penn, Olly Wilson, Russell Peck - Olly Wilson
- Automobile: I. Stopp - William Penn, Olly Wilson, Russell Peck - Olly Wilson
- Automobile: II. Mobil - William Penn, Olly Wilson, Russell Peck - Olly Wilson
- Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" (1969 revision): I. Moderato assai "Longing" - Still: Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" / Kaintuck' / Dismal Swamp - Wilson: Expansions III - Olly Wilson
- Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" (1969 revision): II. Adagio "Sorrow" - Still: Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" / Kaintuck' / Dismal Swamp - Wilson: Expansions III - Olly Wilson
- Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" (1969 revision): III. Animato "Humor" - Still: Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" / Kaintuck' / Dismal Swamp - Wilson: Expansions III - Olly Wilson
- Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" (1969 revision): IV. Lento, con risoluzione "Aspiration" - Still: Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" / Kaintuck' / Dismal Swamp - Wilson: Expansions III - Olly Wilson
- Kaintuck' - Still: Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" / Kaintuck' / Dismal Swamp - Wilson: Expansions III - Olly Wilson
- Dismal Swamp - Still: Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" / Kaintuck' / Dismal Swamp - Wilson: Expansions III - Olly Wilson
- Expansions III - Still: Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" / Kaintuck' / Dismal Swamp - Wilson: Expansions III - Olly Wilson
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