Edgard Varèse: "Intégrales"
In a (sort of) continuation of last weekend, today's post will focus on Edgard Varèse's Intégrales for 11 wind instruments and four...
Karel Husa - "Apotheosis of this Earth"
In light of the environmental destruction that we see on the news every night, Karel Husa's Apotheosis of this Earth remains as current...
Warren Benson - "The Solitary Dancer"
Although Warren Benson's music has fallen out of favor among many wind ensembles in the past twenty years, his contributions to the...
Gustav Holst: "A Moorside Suite"
Although Gustav Holst's A Moorside Suite is not technically a piece that belongs in the traditional wind repertoire, it is a piece that...
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...
