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...
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...
