Klarinet Archive - Posting 001062.txt from 1998/01

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: Wind Ensemble part 2
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 09:37:27 -0500

Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 17:28:02 -0600 (CST)
From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subject: Re: The Best Band Music - Epilogue II

This is Part II - including all that was sent before...sorry for doing it
this way, but it is the only way I know how.

Please - unless there is an issue, do not repost the entire list!

Have fun.....more to come at another time.....my fingers are tired, and I
am working from memory only.....should go get some lists.....

This is still incomplete - will addend as time permits.

Roger Garrett
IWU

THE BEST MUSIC FOR BAND/WIND ENSEMBLE:
March, W.w.O. 18 - Beethoven/Reynolds *
The Leaves are Falling - Warren Benson
The Passing Bell - Warrent Benson
The Solitary Dancer - Warren Benson
Winds of Nagual - Michael Colgrass
Emblems - Aaron Copland *
Sinfonietta for Concert Band - Ingolf Dahl *
Music for Brass and Percussion - Ingolf Dahl
Skating on the Sheyenne - Ross Lee Finney
Summer in Valley City - Ross Lee Finney
Report - Lubos Fiser
Children's March "O'er the Hills and Far Away" - Grainger *
Colonial Song - Grainger *
Country Gardens - Grainger *
Duke of Malborough Fanfare - Grainger
Hill Song No. 1 - Grainger
Hill Song No. 2 - Grainger *
Irish Tune from County Derry - Grainger *
Lincolnshire Posy - Grainger *
Shepherds Hey! - Grainger *
Sussex Mummer's Christmas Carol - Grainger
Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonne Doon - Graninger
Geschwindmarch by Beethoven (paraphrase of March W.w.O 18) - Hindemith *
Konzertmusik fur Blasorchester - Hindemith *
Symphony in Bb for Concert Band - Hindimith *
Hammersmith - Holst
Suite No. 1 in Eb - Holst *
Suite No. 2 in F - Holst *
Al Fresco - Karel Husa
Divertimento for Brass and Percussion - Husa
Music for Prague 1968 - Husa
Apotheosis of the Earth - Husa (Husa views this as his best work for band)
Country Band March - Charles Ives
William Byrd Suite - Gordon Jacob *
Dialogues and Entertainments - Willam Kraft
The Good Soldier Schweik Suite - Robert Kurka *
Overture for Band - Mendelssohn/ed. John Boyd) *
Canzona - Peter Mennin *
Oisseaux Exotiques - Messiaen
Suite Francaise - Darius Milhaud
Symphony No. 6 - Vincent Persichetti *
Divertimento for Band - Vincent Persichetti *
La Fiesta Mexicana - H. Owen Reed *
Scenes - Verne Reynolds
Scenes Revisited - Verne Reynolds
Theme and Variations - Arnold Schoenberg *
Meditation - Guenther Schuller
Symphony for Brass and Percussion - Guenther Schuller
Symphony for Large Wind Orchestra (In Praise of Winds) - G. Schuller
George Washington Bridge - William Schuman
....And the Mountains Rising Nowhere - Joseph Schwantner
Dark Millinium - Joseph Schwanter
{title?...part three of the above two} - Joseph Schwantner
Circus Polka - Igor Stravinsky
A Solemn Music - Virgil Thompson
Postcards - Frank Ticheli *
Trauersinfonie - Wagner/Leidzen
note....there is also an edition of Trauersinfonie by Mike Votta
Folk Song Suite - Ralph Vaughann Williams *
Toccata Marziale - Ralph Vaughann Williams *

EXCELLENT MUSIC FOR BAND/WIND ENSEMBLE:
Rondo alla Turca - David Amram *
Commando March - Samuel Barber *
Sounds, Shapes and Symbols - Leslie Bassett
Designs, Images and Textures - Leslie Bassett
Concerto Grosso - Leslie Bassett
The Sun Paints Rainbows on Vast Waves - David Bedford
Suite of Old American Dances - Robert Russell Bennett *
Symphonic Songs for Band - Robert Russell Bennett *
Wings - Warren Benson
Mask of Night - Warren Benson
Grand Symphony for Band - Berlioz
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs - Bernstein/Grundman (Clarinet Solo)*
Symphonic Concert March - Bonelli/Falcone *
Children's Overture - Eugene Bozza *
Sinfonia V - Timothy Broege
Batille de Waterloo - Jaques Casterede (Brass/Percussion)
Overture in C - Catel *
Incantation and Dance - John Barnes Chance *
Symphony for Band - John Barnes Chance *
Elegy - John Barnes Chance *
Variations on a Korean Folk Song - John Barnes Chance *
Blue Lake Overutre - John Barnes Chance *
Gazebo Dances - John Corigliano *
Universal Judgement - De Nardis *
Fantasies on a Theme of Haydn - Dello Joio *
Scenes from the Louvre - Dello Joio *
Variants on a Medieval Tune - Dello Joio
Cenotaph - Donald Erb
Praeludium and Allegro - Giannini *
Variations and Fugue - Giannini *
Symphony No. 3 - Giannini *
Symphony for Band - Morton Gould *
Ballad for Band - Morton Gould
Lads of Wamphray March - Grainger *
The Power of Rome and the Christian Church - Grainger
Le Bal de Beatrice d'Este - Reynaldo Hahn
American Guernica - Adolphus Hailstork
Coast Guard Overture - Walter Hartley *
Pieces of Eight - Jack Hawes
Bach Variations (Nine Etudes for Winds and Percusiion) - Sydney Hodkinson
La Marche Sur La Bastille - Honegger
Symphony No. 4 - Hovhaness
Images of Song and Dance - Anthony Iannoccone
After a Gentle Rain - Anthony Iannoccone
Variations on "America" - Charles Ives/Schuman *
An Original Suite for Military Band - Gordon Jacob *
Music For a Festival - Gordon Jacob *
Suite in Bb - Gordon Jacob *
Three Merry Marches - Ernst Krenek *
Propagula - Robert Linn
A Child's Garden of Dreams - David Maslanka
Prelude and Fugue - Vaclav Nelhybel *
Sinfonia Resurrectionsis - Nelhybel
Symphonic Movement - Nelhybel *
Trittico - Nelhybel
Elegy and Fanfare - Roger Nixon *
Fiesta del Pacifico - Roger Nixon
Pacific Celebration - Roger Nixon *
Reflections - Roger Nixon
Psalm for Band - Vincent Persichetti *
Pageant - Vincent Persichetti
Tunbridge Fair - Walter Piston *
Athletic Festival March - Serge Prokofiev *
March, Op. 99 - Serge Prokofiev *
Dance Rhythms - Wallingford Riegger *
Dionysiaques - Florent Schmitt *
Chester Overture - William Schuman *
When Jesus Wept - William Schuman
Circus Overture - William Schuman
Newsreel in Five Shots - William Schuman
Folk Dances - Shostakovitch/ed. Reynolds *
Ritmo Jondo - Carlos Surinach
Paeans and Dances of Heathen Iberia - Carlos Surinach *
Variations on "Mein Junge Leven hat ein End" - Sweelinck
Grand Symphonic March - Tanese/Falcone *
Amazing Grace - Frank Ticheli *
Music for Winds and Percussion - Frank Ticheli
Spiel fur Blas Orchester - Ernst Toch
A Renaissance Fair - Bob Margolis *
Five Miniatures - Joaquin Turina
Fanfare and Allegro - Clifton Williams *
Sea Songs - Ralph Vaughann Williams *

GOOD MUSIC FOR BAND/WIND ENSEMBLE:
Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo - Arnold/Paynter *
Toccata and Fugue in D minor - JS Bach/Leidzen *
March Hongroise-Rakoczy from "Damnation of Faust" - Berlioz *
Broadside for Band - William Bolcom
Prelude and Fugue in F minor - Bright
The Dam Busters March - Eric Coates *
Celebration Overture - Paul Creston
Prelude and Dance - Paul Creston *
Square Dances '76 - Paul Creston *
Symphony No. 1 - Frank Erickson
Toccata - Frescobaldi *
Tulsa - Gillis *
Danza Final (Malambo) from Estancia Dances - Ginastera
Jericho - Morton Gould
St. Lawrence Suite - Morton Gould
American Salute - Morton Gould *
Chorale and Alleluia - Howard Hanson
Laude - Howard Hanson
Sinfonia No. 4 - Hartley
Finale from Symphony No. 1 in G Minor - Kalinnikov
Armenian Dances - Aram Khachaturian *
Three Choral Preludes - William Latham
Joyous Interlude - Dai-Keong Lee
Overture for Band - Missal *
Domino Variations - Donald Moore
Rocky Point Holiday - Ron Nelson *
A Festival Prelude - Alfred Reed *
Armenian Dances Pt II - Alfred Reed *
Adagio para Orquesta de Instrumentos - Joaquin Rodrigo
Emperata Overture - Claude T. Smith *
Festival Variations - Claude T. Smith *
Fortress - Frank Ticheli
Cajun Folksongs - Frank Ticheli
Battle Pavane - Bob Margolis
Miniature Set for Band - White
Dramatic Essay - Clifton Williams
Pastorale - Clifton Williams
Symphonic Suite - Clifton Williams
The Sinfonians - Clifton Williams
Mannin Veen - Hayden Wood *
The Seafarer - Hayden Wood *
The Bandstand, Hyde Park - Hayden Wood *

TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR BAND THAT ARE EITHER APPROVED BY THE COMPOSER OR ARE OF
EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY FOR BAND
An Outdoor Overture - Copland
El Salon Mexicao - Copland/Hindsley *
Lincoln Portrait - Copland
Variations on a Shaker Melody - Copland
Marching Song - Holst *
Fugue ala Gigue - Bach/Holst *
English Dances (Set I and II) - Malcolm Arnold *
Come Sweet Death - JS Bach/Reed
My Soul Longeth to Depart in Peace - JS Bach/Calliet *
Little Fugue in G Minor - JS Bach - JS Bach/Calliet *
Fantasia in G Major - JS Bach/Goldman *
Passacaglia and Fugatum in C minor - JS Bach/Falcone *
Profonations - Bernstein/Grundman *
Slava! - Bernstein/Grundman *
Divertimento - Bernstein/Grundman *
A Musical Toast - Bernstin/Grundman *
Candide Overture - Bernstein/Grundman *
Molly on the Shore - Grainger *
Spoon River - Grainger/Bainum *
Handel in the Strand - Grainger/Goldman *
Immovable Do, the Cyphering C - Grainger *
Scotch Strathspey and Reel - Grainger/Osmond *
Symphonic Metamorphosis (Complete) - Hindemith *
Colas Breugnon Overture - Kabalevsky/Beeler *
Overture to the Opera "Le Roi D'ys" - Lalo/Godfrey *
Wedding Dance - Jaques Press *
Italian Polka - Rachmaninoff/Leidzen *
Procession of Nobles - Rimsky-Korsakov/Leidzen *
Italian in Algiers Overture - Rossini/Calliet *
March Militaire Francaise from "Suite Algerienne" - Saint-Saens *
Festive Overture - Shostakovitch/Hunsberger *
Galop - Shostakovitch/Hunsberger *
Prelude No. 14 - Shostakovitch/ed. Reynolds
Three Revolutionary Marches - Smetena/Nehlybel *
Allerseelen - Strauss *
Pineapple Poll - Sir Arthur Sullivan *
Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral - Wagner/Calliet *
Crown Imperial - William Walton *
March for Band - William Walton *
Orb and Sceptre - William Walton *
Polka and Fugue from Schwanda - Weinberger *

FUN OR INTERESTING BUT QUESTIONABLE MUSICALITY?
American Civil War Fantasy - Bilik *
Dreams of a Psycopath - Mike Francis
Armenian Dances Pt. I - Reed *
Cave of the Winds - Russell Peck

THIS LIST IS NOT ALL INCLUSIVE.....MUCH HAS BEEN LEFT OFF.....WILL ADDEND
AT ANOTHER TIME