Whether used for personal reference or as a text for a class in the history of the wind band this book is the most comprehensive single-volume history of the wi

A Supplementary Catalog of Wind Band and Wind Ensemble Repertoire is the tenth volume in Dr. David Whitwell's ground breaking thirteen-volume History and Litera

(Meredith Music Resource). A focus on the development of the wind band/ensemble and its literature as a medium of artistic musical expression. Incredibly insigh

A definitive study of bands. It provides histories of their European and American origins, as well as discussing contemporary bands, their technical problems an