The Wind Band Music of Henry Cowell

The Wind Band Music of Henry Cowell studies the compositions for wind band by twentieth-century composer Henry Cowell, a significant and prolific figure in American fine art music from 1914-1965. The composer is noteworthy and controversial because of his radical early works, his interest in non-Western musics, and his retrogressive mature style-along with notoriety for his imprisonment in San Quentin on a morals charge. Eleven chapters are organized both topically and chronologically. An introduction, conclusion, series of eight appendices, bibliography, and discography complete this comprehensive study, along with an audio playlist of representative works, hosted on the CMS website.

Author: Jeremy Brown
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/15/2018
Pages: 346
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.81lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780815375739

About the Author

Jeremy S. Brown is Professor of Music at the University of Calgary and the lead compiler of the Royal Conservatory of Music's inaugural Saxophone Series.