WINDS AND HYMNS: RESOURCE GUIDE TO HYMNS, CHORALES
AND SPIRITUALS IN SELECTED WIND BAND LITERATURE.......$34.95
by Timothy and Phyllis Paul
ISBN 978-1-57463-116-6

This valuable edition provides comprehensive information on selected wind band works that were inspired by and incorporate hymns, chorales and spirituals. It includes music from all performance levels, historical periods and diverse styles. In additional to a general analysis of each piece--examining the composer’s treatment of original source material--the authors present an overview of the hymns, chorales and spirituals that focuses on historical background, notated music and lyrics. An excellent resource for conductors, students and enthusiasts.

"...Timothy and Phyllis Paul's research into the works included in this book must now be an important influence on the score study, rehearsal, and performance of each composer's creation."
Allan McMurray
Professor of Conducting
Director of Bands
University of Colorado

"Each work here is presented with simplicity and scholarship, the range of repertoire is extensive and the potential for in-depth study for our players is enormous."
Timothy Reynish
Royal Northern College of Music

"Timothy and Phyllis Paul have provided us with a very useful and practical reference that will be of value to the neophyte and experienced practitioner as well."
James Croft
Retired Emeritus Professor
Florida State University

"I’ve learned much about my own work by reading this and am delighted to see this work in print."
Dan Welcher
Butler School of Music
University of Texas/Austin

"Bravo Tim and Phyllis Paul for helping us make important new discoveries with this great wealth of enduring music."
Mark Camphouse
George Mason University

"Before reading this book, I’m not sure I fully apprehended just how rich a tradition of hymnody we are blessed with. Many thanks ... for giving us a resource for both information and inspiration!"
Robert Ponto
University of Oregon

"...an eloquent, concise, and original book surveying band repertoire based on or incorporating hymns, chorales, and spirituals... an invaluable resource for any conductor."
Margaret Pendleton
Co-owner, Beethoven & Company
Tallahassee, Florida



GREAT MUSIC FOR WIND BAND:
A GUIDE TO THE TOP 100 WORKS IN GRADES IV, V, VI..........$19.95
by Chad Nicholson
ISBN 978-57463-092-3

The individual selection of quality literature is greatly simplified using this one-of-a kind publication. It is the ultimate tool in concert programming for both entry-level and experienced conductors. Brief incipits of prominent melodic themes are included as are cost, duration, availability, instrumentation, recordings, publishers, solos, and tips on programming. Music for this publication was selected by: Frank Battisti, Ray Cramer, James Croft, Thomas Dvorak, Richard Floyd, Michael Haithcock, Gary Hill, Jerry Junkin, Craig Kirchhoff, Thomas Lee, Stephen Pratt, H. Robert Reynolds, Mark Scatterday and Richard Strange.

"You have done the profession a real service in compiling, processing, and providing an important reference"
James Croft
Director of Bands, Emeritus
Florida State University

"...a much needed addition to our profession. ...this is a must for every band library."
Ray E. Cramer
Emeritus Director of Bands
Indiana University



RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS WIND WORKS..........$28.95
by Jon Ceander Mitchell
ISBN 978-1-57463-098-5

This exciting new work, by one of today's most highly regarded music scholars, brings new light to the more than two dozen works by Ralph Vaughan Williams for military band, brass band and wind ensemble. Vaughan Williams' unique relationship with fellow composer Gustav Holst is examined as well as his relationships with personnel at the Royal Military School of Music, the BBC and the Salvation Army. There’s much more in this hard-to-put-down volume for conductors, performers, students and aficionados!

"...the contributions of Jon Mitchell have become a cornerstone of serious scholarship in our field. ...a welcome insight into the life and works of Vaughan Williams. Contained within are valuable insights into the world of Vaughan Williams that, for the majority of us, will be an undiscovered country."

Craig Kirchhoff
Professor of Music/Director of Bands
University of Minnesota



THE INTERPRETIVE WIND BAND CONDUCTOR..........$24.95
by John W. Knight
ISBN 1-57463-082-2

The Interpretive Wind Band Conductor will help conductors make the creative leap from simply reading notes to insightful musical interpretation. In additional to a long list of topics on conducting and interpretation, it includes in-depth analysis of 6 masterworks for band and provides solutions for conducting irregular and non-metrical problems inherent in contemporary music.


"I must thank you for your musical and detailed commentary of my transcription of Elgar's 'Nimrod.' Your in depth analysis and interpretive suggestions will help conductors give a musical performance of this piece."

Alfred Reed
Composer

"Dr. Knight has produced a book that all wind conductors need to read. It is a comprehensive book that quotes many professionals...[he] has made a lifelong study of conducting the winds and has written an impressive book... It is an excellent treatise that can be of value to us all."

W. Francis McBeth
Composer/Conductor

THE ART OF WIND PLAYING..........$19.95
by Arthur Weisberg
ISBN 1-57463-084-9

An essential book for all performers, teachers and conductors of wind instruments. It clears away the cobwebs of superstitions and the fixed ideas of what can and can’t be done. It is a book to return to again and again written by one of the great wind virtuosos of our time. Among the important concepts and techniques included are:

  • Resonance—how to produce a “naturally musical” sound by matching natural resonance (the vibration of string and body after the bow is lifted from the string)
  • Attacks and Releases—the various kinds of each and their combinations
  • Double Tonguing—it is possible and practical
  • Vibrato—how to learn it, and control it
  • Technique—how to practice difficult passages
  • Breathing—how to take in more air, easily, and avoid problems before they start
  • Musical Style—the characteristics of the principal periods of music history
  • Interpretation—matching your playing to the musical style



THE WIND BAND MASTERWORKS OF HOLST, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, AND GRAINGER...........$24.95
by Willis Rapp
ISBN 1-57463-038-5

A one-of-a-kind interpretive source for the student, performer and conductor. The author's scholarly research provides a comprehensive study of the wind band masterworks of Holst, Vaughan Williams and Grainger. Includes folk song sources, analyses, musical examples, discography, bibliography and more.



A COMPOSER'S INSIGHT:
THOUGHTS, ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY ON CONTEMPORARY
MASTERPIECES FOR WIND BAND VOLUME I..................$29.95
Edited by Timothy Salzman
ISBN 0-634-05827-4

With a foreword by Michael Colgrass, this is the first in a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. Included in this initial volume are rare, 'behind-the-notes' perspectives acquired from personal interviews with each composer. An excellent resource for conductor, composer or enthusiast interested in acquiring a richer musical understanding of the composers' training, compositional approach, musical influences and interpretative ideas.




A COMPOSER'S INSIGHT:
THOUGHTS, ANALYSIS, AND COMMENTARY ON CONTEMPORARY
MASTERPIECES FOR WIND BAND: VOLUME II...................$29.95
Edited by Timothy Salzman
Foreword by Norman Dello Joio
ISBN 1-57463-034-2

This text is the second in a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. Included in this volume are rare, ‘behind-the-notes’ perspectives acquired from personal interviews with each composer. An excellent resource for conductor, composer or enthusiast interested in acquiring a richer musical understanding of the composers’ training, compositional approach, musical influences and interpretative ideas.

"Tim Salzman has gathered together the life work of many of the leading composers of our time in a reference book that is as informative as it is comprehensive. These volumes belong in the 'at arms length' section of every music educator’s personal resource bookshelf."
Libby Larsen
Composer


A COMPOSER'S INSIGHT:
THOUGHTS, ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY ON CONTEMPORARY
MASTERPIECES FOR WIND BAND VOLUME III..................$39.95
Edited by Timothy Salzman
with a foreword by John Corigliano
ISBN 1-57463-048-2

The third in a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. Included in this volume are rare, ‘behind-the-notes’ perspectives acquired from personal interviews with each composer. An excellent resource for conductor, composer or enthusiast interested in acquiring a richer musical understanding of the composers’ training, compositional approach, musical influences and interpretative ideas.

“A rich and compelling contribution to all who care about living, breathing music. Tim Salzman and his colleagues beautifully illuminate the backgrounds, beliefs, and musical intentions of many of today's most important composers. Rarely has there been such a lucid and eloquent representation of so many talented composers' thoughts about themselves, their lives, and their music.”

Frank Ticheli
Composer/Professor of Music,
University of Southern California
Thornton School of Music




A COMPOSER'S INSIGHT:
THOUGHTS, ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY ON COMTEMPORARY
MASTERPIECES FOR WIND BAND VOLUME 4..........$39.99
edited by Timothy Salzman
with a foreword by David Del Tredici
ISBN 978-1-57463-154-8

This is the fourth in a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. Included in this volume are rare, 'behind-the-notes' perspectives acquired from personal interviews with each composer. An excellent resource for conductor, composer or enthusiast interested in acquiring a richer musical understanding of the composers' training, compositional approach, musical influences and interpretative ideas.

"I am delighted to be included in this very important and useful publication dealing with music for band and wind ensemble. It is a great pleasure to endorse this fine series."
Samuel Adler
Composer

"...an eclectic group of music for band from world-renowned creators is presented with the efficiency and effectiveness we have come to expect from these excellent books."
Michael Haithcock
Director of Bands/Professor of Music
University of Michigan

"This series of books is the only one I know that actually puts the thoughts and wishes of the composer front-and-center with regard to individual pieces. Just seeing John Corigliano's original one-page sketch for his massive CIRCUS MAXIMUS (in Vol. III) would be worth the price...."
Dan Welcher
Composer/Lee Hage Jamail Regents Professor of Fine Arts
Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music
University of Texas/Austin

"Tim Salzman's wonderful series provides crucial insights into the composer's thought process and intent, deepening our understanding of a given piece and broadening and enriching our sense of how music works."
Dana Wilson
Composer/Charles A. Dana Professor of Music
Ithaca College School of Music



THE WINDS OF CHANGE...................$34.95
The Evolution of the Contemporary American
Wind Band/Ensemble and its Conductor
by Frank L. Battisti

This expansion on Battisti’s 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 wind band/ ensemble conductor including training and development are also discussed.




SUITE FRANCAISE...................$16.95
by Darius Milhaud
Instructional Unit by Robert Garofalo
CASSETTE TAPE of Original Folk Songs.............$10.95

New from Robert Garofalo, an instructional unit on Milhaud's original classic work for band, Suite Francaise. This incredible teaching tool contains Interpretive Analysis, Folk Song Sources, Teacher's Lesson Plan and Student Learning Guide. Written for any band or orchestra conductor planning to perform this work. An outstanding teaching tool that applies the MENC "Standards" to the podium. A "MUST HAVE" for the serious wind band conductor!




ONE BAND THAT TOOK A CHANCE
The Ithaca High School Band From 1955 to 1967
Directed By Frank Battisti...........................$29.95
by Brian H. Norcross
Foreword by Eugene Corporon

Battisti's program of guest artists, commissions and student creativity projects provides an outstanding model for music programs of the 21st century.

"...The Ithaca H.S. Band...under Frank Battisti is one of the truly great achievements of instrumental music education in the 20th century."
Eugene Corporon

THE TWENTIENTH CENTURY AMERICAN WIND BAND/ENSEMBLE:.....................................$34.95
History, Development and Literature
by Frank Battisti

A focus on the development of the wind band/ensemble and its literature as a medium of artistic musical expression. Incredibly insightful and written by perhaps the most knowledgeable person in the field today.

"Read this book...read it all; every word....only by reading it all will you understand why musicians affiliated with this art form belong in the history books."
Thomas C. Duffy
Director of Bands, Yale University

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