The Wind Band Music of Henry Cowell

Download or read book The Wind Band Music of Henry Cowell written by Jeremy S. Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-14 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.