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...
Kurka: "Good Soldier Schweik" Suite
Another piece that might be unknown to people who are only familiar with the more traditional wind repertoire is Robert Kurka's Good...
Gustav Holst: "Hammersmith, Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 52"
Anyone who played in a high school band is probably familiar with the two Gustav Holst suites for band. The First, in Eb is slightly more...
Percy Grainger: "Lincolnshire Posy"
Among wind band enthusiasts, Percy Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy certainly needs no introduction. It is easily one of the most famous and...
Michael Colgrass: "Winds of Nagual"
Winds of Nagual draws its programmatic inspiration from the writings of Carlos Castaneda, who has become somewhat of a cult icon....
