The winds of change : the evolution of the contemporary American wind band/ensemble and its conductor /
This expansion on Battistis The Twentieth Century American Wind Band/Ensemble includes discussions on the contribution of important wind band/ensemble personalities and organizations, and provides important information on hundreds of compositions for this medium. Challenges facing the 21st century w...
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Galesville, MD :
Meredith Music Publications,
©2002.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1 : Development, history, literature
- Beginnings : 16th through the 19th century
- The twentieth century
- Innovations (1952-1959)
- The change
- Change and growth (1960-1974)
- Expansion and new connections (1975-1989)
- Two different worlds and exposures (1990-1994)
- The final five years of the twentieth century (1995-1999)
- Commissioning (1945-1999)
- The contemporary wind band/ensemble
- Repertoire establishment and program planning
- The American school band (1945-1999)
- Part 2 : Essays on topics important to contemporary wind band/ensemble conductors
- A "Taste" for quality (1999)
- Expression and emotion (1998)
- For the advancement of the wind band/ensemble : Strike up the orchestra! (2000)
- Beyond music teaching and conducting : leadership (1998)
- The Pulitzer prize in music (1999)
- Part 3 : 20th century review and 21st century agenda
- What leaders think
- Challengers
- Discography.