Wind Band Repertoire

Essay # 104745

Education
Music Studies > Classical and Baroque

Looks at the planning of the repertoire for a classical wind band.

1,210 words () | 5 sources | MLA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses a number of considerations when planning a program for wind band concerts and when expanding a band's repertoire. The author examines various articles, which focus on the challenge of finding new music, selecting it, and its appropriateness for a given level of skill in any particular band, especially in educational institutions.

From the Paper:

"Reynish, following Frederick Fennell, feels that Vaughan Williams and Holst should rightly be considered "the basis for the whole development of 20th century wind literature", but also adds that new works have figured in his work at the Royal Northern College of Music significantly recently, with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett having "contributed three major works to the wind ensemble repertoire." Reynish writes that other major 20th century composers to consider include Gregson, Bedford, Woolfendon, Wilby, Ellerby, Gorb and Buxton Ozz."

Sample of Sources Used:

Battisti, Frank L. "American Composers Forum Project: Bandquest" Winds Magazine Spring 2005: 12-13
Condliffe, Carol. "Only the Best is Good Enough: How to Select Repertoire for School Bands" Winds Magazine Spring 1996: 34
Dowrick, Mick. "You and Your Audience: Are You Nurturing or Neglecting?" Winds Magazine Spring 2002: 13
Reynish, Tim. "Emotion in Music" Winds Magazine Autumn 1998: 4
Reynish, Tim. "From Arnold to Zappa, or, Creating a Repertoire" Winds Magazine Spring 2000: 9