The Winds of Change
Subtitle: The Evolution of the Contemporary American Wind Band/Ensemble and its Conductor
Publisher: Meredith Music
Published: May 1, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9780634045226
First sentence: The transformation of the nineteenth-century wind band from a vehicle primarily providing music for entertainment and civic/public functions/celebrations to a musical organization contributing to twentieth-century classical music culture is an interesting history with many diverse strands.