Ingolf Dahl: "Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra"
Ingolf Dahl's Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra is certainly one of the more famous concertos written for wind band. This...
Aaron Copland: "Emblems"
Aaron Copland is certainly not considered a "band composer" by any stretch of the imagination, but he certainly contributed quite a piece...
Joseph Schwantner: "...and the mountains rising nowhere"
Joseph Schwantner's ...and the mountains rising nowhere has become a symbol of the current trend in wind music. The piece was premiered...
Paul Hindemith: "Symphony in B-flat"
In 1952, when Frederick Fennell founded the Eastman Wind Ensemble, part of the stated mission of the ensemble was the perform pieces like...
Handel: Fire (and Some Water)
Along with Giovanni Gabrieli's Sonata Pian'e Forte, George Frideric Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks is one of the earliest and...
"Sleepless Slumber"
Today's post is about "Sleepless Slumber" by Guusje and Puck Ingen Housz. The piece is written for voice, piano, winds, and metronome and...