Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Definitions xv
Part I The American Wind Band/Ensemble 1
Chapter 1 Beginnings-16th through the Early 20th Century 3
From Gabrieli to Vienna Octet School to Strauss
Early European and American Bands
Patrick Gilmore Sousa's U. S. Marine and Professional Bands
Wind Societies/Ensembles in Paris, Boston, and New York
Chapter 2 Beginning of Modern Wind Band Literature (1900-1940) 15
British Composers of Band Music
Percy Grainger
Chapter 3 Twentieth Century Expansion (1900-1953) 33
American and European Composers of Wind and Wind Band/Ensemble Music
Dr. Edwin Franko Goldman and the Goldman Band
American Bandmasters Association
Chapter 4 Development (1939-1959) 53
Size and Instrumentation of Wind Bands
Wind Band/Ensemble Works Composed 1933-1959
Literature performed on Band Concerts
First Midwest National Band Clinic
College Band Directors National
Association Founded
Chapter 5 Innovations (1952-1960) 67
Fennell creates the Eastman Wind Ensemble
West Point Sesquicentennial Celebration Commissioned Works
Boudreau creates the American Wind Symphony Orchestra
MENC/Ford Foundation Young Composers Project
Chapter 6 Growth (Late 1950s to Early 1970s) 83
Standardizing Wind Band Instrumentation
Literature Expansion
Commissioning
Chapter 7 A Broader Vision (Early 1970s) 99
Avant-garde Music for Bands and Wind Ensembles
National Wind Ensemble Conferences
Chapter 8 Continued Expansion and New Connections (1975-1989) 117
Works by Pulitzer Prize and Grawemeyer Award Composers
Defining the Repertoire
Important Commissions and Premieres
Transcriptions
Founding of World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles
Wind Works of "Artistic Merit"
"Windworks" Broadcasts
Chapter 9 An Expanding World (1990-1994) 145
Schuller Sounds the "Battle Cry"
Major Composers Compose Works for Wind Band/Ensemble
40th Anniversary of Founding of Eastman Wind Ensemble
Identifying Works of "Artistic Merit"
Chapter 10 The Final Five Years of the Twentieth Century (1995-1999) 166
New Compositions in a Diversity of Styles
"Bandanna," an Opera for Voices and Wind Ensemble
More Performances of Wind Chamber Works
Wind Band/Ensemble Recordings
Chapter 11 Into the New Millennium (2000-2001) 192
Composers' Growing Interest In the Wind Band/Ensemble
"Wind Music Across the Century"
"Ten of a Kind" finalist for Pulitzer Prize
Wind Chamber Music
American Bandmasters Association's Statement on School Band Programs
Re-creation of First Eastman Wind Ensemble Concert
Chapter 12 Moving Forward and Looking Back (2002-2003) 211
"Focusing on the Future, Discovering our Heritage"
Gotham Wind Symphony
School Band Programs and Activities
Chapter 13 Expanding Horizons (2004-2005) 233
NBA Young Composer/Conductor Mentor Project
"A Wind Band Celebration" in New York City
"The Kids Play Great But that Music…"
Chapter 14 Exploring New Opportunities (2006-2007) 257
Naxos Wind Band Classics
Increase in Works for Solo Instruments and Wind Ensemble
Smaller Instruments and Wind Groups
Operas for Voices and Wind Ensemble
Wind Repertory Project
Chapter 15 Awards and Avalanche of Works (2008, 2009, 2010) 278
Works by Pulitzer and Grawemeyer Prize winners
Pieces by Young, Emerging, and Established Composers
Chapter 16 Conferences, Conventions, and Initiatives (2008, 2009, 2010) 300
ABA, CBDNA and WASBE Conferences - Facsimile Edition of Mozart Gran Partita
Composers Datebook
Second Replication of Ostling's "Evaluation of Compositions"
Chapter 17 Premiere Performances Galore (2011-2012) 319
2011 CBDNA Conference
2011 WASBE Conference in Taiwan
Expansion of Wind Works in all Genres
Chapter 18 Advancing-Old and New Voices (2013) 341
2013 CBDNA Conference
Cancellation of 2013 WASBE Conference
A Klezmer Piece
Concertos for Tuba, Bassoon, Clarinet, Saxophone, Saxophone Quartet, and String Quartet
Chapter 19 More Composers Discover the "String-less" Band (2014) 353
More Third Stream and Crossover Works
Literary Inspired Works for Winds
André Previn's "Music for Wind Orchestra" (No Strings Attached)
Chapter 20 Towards 2020 (2015) 366
National and International Conferences
The Expanding Number of Commissioned Works
Gender and Ethnicity issues
Part II The American School Band Movement and Other Wind Band/Ensemble, Music Education Issues 385
Chapter 21 The American School Band and Music Education 387
History and Development of American School Bands
Selecting School Band Literature
Music Education and Bands in the 21st Century
Chapter 22 What Music to Play and How to Program It 407
Repertoire, Programming, Concert Presentation, and the Audience
Chapter 23 What Leaders Think 411
Responses to Six Questions
Chapter 24 Coda-An Agenda for the 2020s and Beyond 427
Postscript 430
Appendix 1 Chronology of Selected Wind Band/Ensemble Literature 2011-2015 432
Appendix 2 Wind Band/Ensemble Composition Awards and Prizes in the Twenty-First Century 437
Index 441
About the Author 461
