348 Pages
by
Routledge
346 Pages
65 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
346 Pages
65 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The Wind Band Music of Henry Cowell studies the compositions for wind band by twentieth-century composer Henry Cowell, a significant and prolific figure in American fine art music from 1914-1965. The composer is noteworthy and controversial because of his radical early works, his interest in non-Western musics, and his retrogressive mature style—along with notoriety for his imprisonment in... Read more
1. Introduction: Destined to Compose for Wind Band 2. The Genesis of the Early Band Works 3. Celtic Set for Band: The Countless California Confluences 4. The Celtic Set Letters from Cowell to Grainger, 1937-1940 5. Celtic Set—Composed by Cowell, Edited by Grainger, Rescored by Goldman 6. Cowell on His Own: Sublime Wind Band Music 7. Unpublished Band Works for Friends and Fellow Prisoners, 1938-1940 8. On Parole: Compositions for Band 9. Works for Band, 1942-1950 10. "Simplification with Substance": 1950-1965 11. Conclusions
Biography
Jeremy S. Brown is Professor of Music at the University of Calgary and the lead compiler of the Royal Conservatory of Music's inaugural Saxophone Series.
