Schuman, Copland, and "Water" Music
Today, two composers were featured on Composers Datebook: Aaron Copland and William Schuman. Although both of these composers played a...
Percy Grainger: "Hill Song No. 2"
Today's post will be the last post on Grainger for the time being and will focus on another classic of the wind band repertoire: Hill...
Percy Grainger: "Shepherd's Hey"
In another posting on the music of Percy Grainger, today's blog post will focus on Irish Tune from County Derry's sister piece Shepherd's...
Percy Grainger: "Children's March - Over the Hills and Far Away"
And now for something completely different... This week (and probably some of the next), the blog will focus on the band music of Percy...
Edgard Varèse: "Deserts"
Today will be the final post on Edgard Varèse. We have explored all of Varèse's wind works (and one percussion work) in depth and we will...
Edgard Varèse: "Ionisation"
Although not necessarily a piece for wind band, Edgard Varèse's Ionisation has been performed on too many wind ensemble concerts and is...
Edgard Varèse: "Intégrales"
In a (sort of) continuation of last weekend, today's post will focus on Edgard Varèse's Intégrales for 11 wind instruments and four...
Karel Husa - "Apotheosis of this Earth"
In light of the environmental destruction that we see on the news every night, Karel Husa's Apotheosis of this Earth remains as current...
Warren Benson - "The Solitary Dancer"
Although Warren Benson's music has fallen out of favor among many wind ensembles in the past twenty years, his contributions to the...
Gustav Holst: "A Moorside Suite"
Although Gustav Holst's A Moorside Suite is not technically a piece that belongs in the traditional wind repertoire, it is a piece that...
