Vincent Persichetti: "Divertimento, Op. 42"
Continuing with the music of Vincent Persichetti, today's blog post will focus on his Divertimento. Along with the Symphony (see...
Vincent Persichetti: "Symphony for Band"
Vincent Persichetti's "Symphony No. 6" is certainly a work that has become a cornerstone of the wind band repertoire. For Persichetti,...
David Del Tredici
Inspired by today's Composers Datebook, which you can find below, today's blog post will focus on the music of David Del Tredici and his...
Composers Datebook: Grainger and Shostakovich
Percy Grainger was featured on today's Composers Datebook. See below! Composers Datebook audio (8/9/2010) Grainger and Shostakovich go...
Karel Husa - "Al Fresco"
Although we have discussed Karel Husa and his music a great deal on this blog, he still has many more works that merit our analysis....
"Geschwindmarsch": Beethoven & Hindemith
Beethoven's Geschwindmarsch and Hindemith's paraphrase of the same piece were featured last year as part of an UMWO program. Hindemith's...
Messiaen on Composers Datebook
Another day means another great Composers Datebook for wind composers. Although the piece featured on today's Composers Datebook, "From...
Composers Datebook: William Schuman's Birthday
In honor of a great composer of wind music, here is today's Composers Datebook, celebrating William Schuman's 100th birthday. Composers...
Igor Stravinsky: "Circus Polka"
Stravinsky's Circus Polka is not one of his most well-known pieces for winds, but it is certainly a fun and interesting piece to listen...
Joseph Schwantner: "In evening's stillness"
Continuing on with Joseph Schwantner, here is information and a recording of his piece for wind ensemble, In evening's stillness....
