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. The authors identify what must be the major part of surviving wind harmony music. There is far more material than previously recognized, and its character is far more varied than is usually thought. In this work, the music is placed in context: why it was written, where it was played, and how it influenced other genres. The authors have collected new material, corrected previous mistakes, and filled in missing material. Public and private libraries have been scoured and monasteries searched throughout greater Europe. The sourcebook will be helpful for scholars and students, librarians, players, and music sellers.
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“Essential reading for wind ensembles, professional or good amateur. Rarely do such comprehensively researched and detailed books appear.”–Pan Magazine/Winds
“This volume stands as an update and improvement upon previous attempts at compiling the history of wind ensembles....This work would be of great use to any academic library supporting a music performance to history program.”–Reference and User Services Quarterly
“[L]isteners wishing to acquire recordings of Beethoven's complete wind music will have a difficult task without a resource guide such as this one. Performers who wish to expand their repertory will also benefit from this book.”–The Beethoven Journal
“This volume stands as an update and improvement upon previous attempts at compiling the history of wind ensembles....This work would be of great use to any academic library supporting a music performance to history program.”–
“[L]isteners wishing to acquire recordings of Beethoven's complete wind music will have a difficult task without a resource guide such as this one. Performers who wish to expand their repertory will also benefit from this book.”–
About the Author
MARSHALL STONEHAM is Massey Professor of Physics, University College London, a Fellow of the Royal Society, and Chief Scientist of AEA Technology.
JON A. GILLASPIE is a freelance musicologist and music cataloger as well as a composer, arranger, record producer, and experienced bassoonist and keyboard player.
DAVID LINDSEY CLARK was a Music Librarian to Oxfordshire County Libraries, Oxford, England.
JON A. GILLASPIE is a freelance musicologist and music cataloger as well as a composer, arranger, record producer, and experienced bassoonist and keyboard player.
DAVID LINDSEY CLARK was a Music Librarian to Oxfordshire County Libraries, Oxford, England.
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