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...
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...
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....
Joseph Schwantner: "Recoil"
Today's post will focus on another Schwantner piece: Recoil. Joseph Schwantner, Recoil University of North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene...
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...
