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This is an inclusive list of the accepted standard works written specifically for concert band or wind ensemble.
A concert band, also called a wind band, wind ensemble, wind symphony, wind orchestra, symphonic band, the symphonic winds, or symphonic wind ensemble, [1] is a performing ensemble consisting of members of the woodwind, brass, and percussion families of instruments, [2] and occasionally including the harp, double bass, or bass guitar.
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Recordings of concert band literature. The Klavier Wind Recording Project was started in 1989 by Eugene Corporon while he was director of bands at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music. It has helped provide recordings of many of the most important and more recent pieces in the wind band literature.
This is a list of some of the standards of concert band repertoire. Original works. This is an inclusive list of the accepted standard works written specifically for concert band or wind ensemble. Cornerstone works. The following works are some of the most universally respected and established cornerstones of the band repertoire.
Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (1993)— Krzysztof Meyer. Music for alto saxophone and orchestra (1993/95)— Bertold Hummel. Cyber Bird Concerto, for alto saxophone and orchestra, Op. 59 (1994)— Takashi Yoshimatsu. My Assam Dragon for alto saxophone and orchestra (1994/1996)— Jan Sandström.
The recommended music list of 1995 was updated in 2001, 2005, and again in 2010 when Phi Beta Mu, at the request of NSBA, appointed a committee to review the lists. This committee also added a "Small Band Literature" list, regardless of grade level, for those bands that are lacking full instrumentation but would appreciate help in planning ...
