Composers Insight Thoughts Analysis and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band

A Composer's Insight, Volume 1 - with a foreword by Michael Colgrass - is the first in a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. Included in this initial volume are rare, "behind-the-notes" perspectives acquired from personal interviews with each composer. An excellent resource for conductors, composers or enthusiasts interested in acquiring a richer musical understanding of the composers' training, compositional approach, musical influences and interpretative ideas. Features the music of: Timothy Broege, Michael Colgrass, Michael Daugherty, David Gillingham, John Harbison, Karel Husa, Alfred Reed and others.Meredith Music Staff is the author of 'Composers Insight Thoughts Analysis and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band', published 2003 under ISBN 9780634058271 and ISBN 0634058274.