Wind ensemble sourcebook and biographical guide

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Mozart wrote some of the greatest serenades for wind ensemble. He was not alone in writing works for wind sextet, octet, or larger ensembles--Over 12,000 works for wind harmony by over 2,200 composers are extant. Describing this "new" genre, Wind Harmony, which is far larger and more influential than ever recognized, this sourcebook includes biographical details, discusses many of the works, and presents country surveys. There is also a survey of the way wind instruments developed at the critical time, and of performance practices. Companion volumes, the Wind Ensemble Catalog and the Wind Ensemble Thematic Catalog 1700-1900, are cross-referenced. … full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author

A. M. Stoneham, 1940-2011

Other Authors

David Lindsey Clark, 1926-
Jon A. Gillaspie

Document Type

Books

Physical Description

xviii, 432 s. : il. ; 25 cm

Published

Westport : Greenwood Press, 1997

Series

Music reference collection

Subjects

17.-20. století

hudebníci > 17.-20. stol.

dechové nástroje

dechová hudba > 17.-20. stol.

hudební skladatelé > 17.-20. stol.

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ISBN

0-313-29858-0