Karel Husa

Karel Husa
Author: Mark A. Radice
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

For this vast array of information in these studies, Dr. Radice, Curator of the Karel Husa Archive and Gallery at Ithaca College School of Music, P. rofessor of Music History at Ithaca, has provided cohesion in his opening essay, in which he offers full biographical dat in addition to discussions of everything that Karel has written to date; he has also included selected, edited, and translated correspondence dating back into the 1940s with extensive annotations about personalities and compositions.

Karel Husa

Karel Husa
Author: Susan Hayes Hitchens
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1991-01-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0313255857

Karel Husa is a Czechoslovakian-American composer and educator who has made important contributions to modern musical literature. Especially well known for his compositions for wind band, Husa is also in constant demand as a guest conductor and lecturer throughout the musical world. This volume provides a complete guide to his compositions and to recordings of his work, together with a full bibliography. Following a brief biography is a list of Husa's compositions, arranged by genre. Each entry includes the date of composition, duration of the work, and the performance medium, as well as details relating to the commission, premiere, and publication. The discography of commercially produced recordings of Husa's music is arranged alphabetically and supplies information on label and label number, date of issue, contents, and performers. The bibliography is comprehensive, listing writings by and about Husa and annotating each work cited. Systematic cross-referencing is used throughout the book. A convenient resource for musicians and musicologists, this bio-bibliography is an appropriate choice for music and academic libraries.

The Wind Band and Its Repertoire: Two Decades of Research As Published in the CBDNA Journal

The Wind Band and Its Repertoire: Two Decades of Research As Published in the CBDNA Journal
Author: Michael Votta, Jr.
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 262
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457449963

For slightly over two decades, the College Band Directors National Association published the CBDNA Journal, a research outlet for all types of subjects of interest to the membership. Following cessation of activities in 2002, Michael Votta, Jr., the Journal's most recent editor, assembled representative articles on composers and their works, historical research and composition analysis investigations, and produced this fine collection of writings. As a source of well-constructed research by some of the country's leading musicians, it fills a much needed place in everyone's library.

Performance-study Guides of Essential Works for Band

Performance-study Guides of Essential Works for Band
Author: Kenneth L. Neidig
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2008-11-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781574631074

(Meredith Music Resource). A truly outstanding collection of timeless essays on basic repertory for band by Frank L. Battisti, John Bourgeois, Frank Erickson, Robert Garofalo, Donald Hunsberger, Francis McBeth, Kenneth L. Neidig, Stephen L. Rhodes, Mark Scatterday, Thomas J. Trimborn and John Zdechlik. These clear and to-the-point analysis/interpretations are based on careful research, rehearsals, and years of high-level performances. In this informative work, you will find inspiration for a truly superior presentation of these masterworks for band.

Sourcebook for Wind Band and Instrumental Music

Sourcebook for Wind Band and Instrumental Music
Author: Russ Girsberger
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2014-11-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1574631802

(Meredith Music Resource). This sourcebook was created to aid directors and teachers in finding the information they need and expand their general knowledge. The resources were selected from hundreds of published and on-line sources found in journals, magazines, music company catalogs and publications, numerous websites, doctoral dissertations, graduate theses, encyclopedias, various databases, and a great many books. Information was also solicited from outstanding college/university/school wind band directors and instrumental teachers. The information is arranged in four sections: Section 1 General Resources About Music Section 2 Specific Resources Section 3 Use of Literature Section 4 Library Staffing and Management

All Music Guide to Classical Music

All Music Guide to Classical Music
Author: Chris Woodstra
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 1620
Release: 2005
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780879308650

Offering comprehensive coverage of classical music, this guide surveys more than eleven thousand albums and presents biographies of five hundred composers and eight hundred performers, as well as twenty-three essays on forms, eras, and genres of classical music. Original.

Chamber Music

Chamber Music
Author: Mark A. Radice
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2012-01-19
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0472051652

A thorough overview and history of chamber music

The Winds of Change

The Winds of Change
Author: Frank L. Battisti
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2002
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780634045226

(Meredith Music Resource). 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. (a href="http://youtu.be/XwbrlkXUnEk" target="_blank")Click here for a YouTube video on The Winds of Change(/a)