Birth of a Nation, for narrator voices and orchestra Publications The Unfinished Symphony Conductor. Pemberton Press (1967). A satirical conducting manual. The Art of Media Instruction. Crescendo Book Publications (1973). Memberships and affiliations Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Alpha Alpha, 1958 (National Honorary Chapter) Gamma Theta, 1941 (University of North Texas College of Music Chapter) External links DonGillisMusic a website maintained by Gillis' daughter. Don Gillis Collection at the University of North Texas Humoresque Short item in Time magazine on Gillis' Symphony 5½, A Symphony for Fun (1947) The Man Who Invented Music Short item in Time on Gillis' "The Man Who Invented Music" (1949) Don Gillis Short article about Gillis from the Compact Discoveries program on the Public Broadcasting Service 1912 births 1978 deaths American opera composers Male opera composers Ballet composers University of North Texas College of Music alumni People from Fort Worth, Texas Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia People from Cameron, Missouri University of South Carolina faculty American radio producers 20th-century American composers American male classical composers American classical composers 20th-century classical composers Classical musicians from Texas Classical musicians from Missouri 20th-century American male musicians