Gustav Holst: "Second Suite in F"
Our second day of Holst Suites will be dedicated to the Second Suite in F, another hugely influential piece in the wind repertoire. The...
Gustav Holst: "First Suite in E-flat"
Although we have posted on Gustav Holst's Hammersmith, Prelude and Scherzo in June, the blog has yet to post blog items on Holst's First...
Paul Hindemith - "Konzertmusik," Op. 41
Paul Hindemith's Konzertmusik, Op. 41, composed in 1926, was, in some ways, written to promote the importance and relevance of wind music...
Edgard Varèse: "Octandre"
There is a long history in wind music of octet writing dating back to the 18th century harmoniemusik serenades, divertimenti, etc. The...
Anton Bruckner: "Mass in E Minor"
One of the most beautiful and powerful works for winds ever composed is certainly Anton Bruckner's Mass in E Minor. The piece is the...
Strauss Sonatina No. 1 in F, "From an Invalid's Workshop"
In a continuation of yesterday's post on the Serenade, Op. 7 by Richard Strauss, today's post will focus on his Sonatina No. 1, "From an...
Strauss: "Serenade for Winds, Op. 7"
Richard Strauss wrote several pieces considered to be among the finest ever written for winds, among them Suite, Op. 4, Sonatina No. 1,...
Igor Stravinsky: "Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments"
In a manner of speaking, today's blog post is a continuation of yesterday's post on Igor Stravinsky's Mass and will deal with the...
Igor Stravinsky: "Mass"
Igor Stravinsky's contributions to the wind repertoire cannot be overstated and his importance to winds is probably only second to...
Antonín Dvorák: "Serenade, Op. 44"
Antonín Dvorák's Serenade, Op. 44 for winds, cello, and bass is yet another standard of the wind band, although it belongs to the smaller...
