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Composers on Composing for Band

By Andrew Boysen (Jr.), Jim Curnow, Edward Gregson, Johan de Meij, Samuel R. Hazo, Julie Giroux, Quincy C. Hilliard, Donald Grantham, Joseph Willcox Jenkins, Robert Jager, Pierre La Plante, Stephen Melillo, David Maslanka, Roger Nixon, Jared Spears, Philip Sparke, Eric Whitacre, Jan Van der Roost, Dana Wilson, John Zdechlik

Composers on Composing for Band
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Each composer addresses the following topics: biography ; creative process ; approach to orchestration ; views from the composer to the conductor ; the relationship between the composer and the commissioning party ; views on the teaching of composition ; influencial individuals ; ten works all band conductors at all levels should study ; ten composers whose music speaks in especially meaningful ways ; the future of the wind band ; other facets of everyday life ; comprehensive list of works for band.

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