Joseph Schwantner: "From a Dark Millennium"
Joseph Schwantner, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, is most best-known in the wind world for ...and the mountains rising nowhere, and...
William Schuman: "New England Triptych - Be Glad Then America"
Below you can find information on the first movement of William Schuman's New England Triptych, entitled Be Glad Then, America. William...
William Schuman: "New England Triptych, II. When Jesus Wept"
Continuing with William Schuman's New England Triptych, you can find information on, and a recording of, the second movement, When Jesus...
William Schuman: "New England Triptych, III. Chester"
Today, we will continue with the music of William Schuman and begin a series of three posts on his New England Triptych. This piece, as...
Percy Grainger
Irish Tune from County Derry, another Percy Grainger classic for wind band, is certainly one of the more popular and one of the most...
Mendelssohn for Winds
Felix Mendelssohn's Overture for Winds has a long and somewhat problematic history in wind band music. Mendelssohn scored the piece for...
Karel Husa - "Concerto for Wind Orchestra"
Based on yesterday's post on Apotheosis of this Earth, this blog post will continue with the music of Karel Husa and explore his Concerto...
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...
