Guides to Band Masterworks

Guides to Band Masterworks
Author: Robert Joseph Garofalo
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1992
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781574630220

(Meredith Music Resource). A comprehensive approach to teaching band literature through performance by integrating technical skill development with knowledge and understanding of music structure and style. Includes flexible rehearsal strategies for teaching 6 outstanding grade 4 and 5 works for band that provide for individual differences and learning styles. The end result, enlightened and musically expressive performances!

Guides to Band Masterworks

Guides to Band Masterworks
Author: Robert Joseph Garofalo
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2000-03-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780962430893

(Meredith Music Resource). This text provides similar content as Volume I with additional diagrams; glossary of terms; practice, listening and creative assignments; optional projects; and learning goals.

Guides to Band Masterworks

Guides to Band Masterworks
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Total Pages: 68
Release: 2000-03-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781574630114

(Meredith Music Resource). This text provides students with instructional material for each work contained in the teachers manual. Included are musical examples of compositional techniques and orchestrations, diagrams of formal structure, historical background on the composer the work and the style period, practice guides, and student projects for each work.

The Wind Band Masterworks of Holst, Vaughan Williams and Grainger

The Wind Band Masterworks of Holst, Vaughan Williams and Grainger
Author: Willis M. Rapp
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2005-03-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1574633821

(Meredith Music Resource). With this superb text, Dr. Rapp gives the wind band community both a historical and musical insight into three of its most revered composers. His study of their band works' evolvement through traditional folk music will serve as a fascinating resource, giving both veteran and novice conductors an invaluable understanding of the band repertoire's formative stages.

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

A Conductor's Interpretive Analysis of Masterworks for Band

A Conductor's Interpretive Analysis of Masterworks for Band
Author: Frederick Fennell
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2008
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781574630947

(Meredith Music Resource). Frederick Fennell, widely acknowledged as the "dean of American band conductors," has freely shared what he called "long-distilled thoughts" about the world's greatest music for band. In this collection, he covers original scores by Persichetti, Hanson, Schuman and Chance, as well as classic works by Wagner and Holst. Fennell's clear and to-the-point analysis/interpretations are based on a lifetime of careful research, rehearsals, and professional performances. In this informative work, you will find inspiration for a truly superior presentation of these masterworks for band. Includes: Divertimento for Band (Persichetti) * Symphony for Band (Persichetti) * Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral (Wagner) * Chorale and Alleluia (Hanson) * George Washington Bridge (W. Schuman) * A Moorside Suite (Holst) * Variations on a Korean Folk Song (Chance) * I Really Do Love Marches! (Fennell).