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Favorite wind band pieces
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:27 am
by dsfinley
Was just curious to know what everyone's top 5 favorite wind band pieces were. Mine are:
1. Aurora Awakes- John Mackey
2. Second Suite in F for Military Band- Gustav Holst
3. Molly on the Shore- Percy Grainger
4. Ecstatic Waters- Steven Bryant
5. George Washington Bicentennial- John Philip Sousa
Re: Favorite wind band pieces
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:00 am
by jrobba
1. Symphony No. 1: The Lord of The Rings - Johann De Meij
2. The Universal Judgement - Camillo DeNardis
3. Lincolnshire Posy - Grainger
4. Commando March - Samuel Barber
5. 3rd Symphony for Band - Frank Erickson
Re: Favorite wind band pieces
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:23 am
by jrobba
jrobba wrote:2. The Universal Judgement - Camillo DeNardis
Well... I guess technically that ones a transcription. But still it's one of my favorite favorites!!!
Re: Favorite wind band pieces
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:27 pm
by cmonte
Not in any order:
Holst's First Suite in Eb
Holst's Second Suite in F
Parkour by Samuel Hazo
Dusk by Steven Bryant
Fanfare- Hayabusa
Re: Favorite wind band pieces
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:52 pm
by OldsRecording
Vincent Persichetti- Symphony #6
Clifton Williams- Caccia and Chorale
Alfred Reed- Russian Christmas Music
Holst- Hammersmith
Claude T. Smith- Eternal Father Strong to Save
Grainger- Lincolnshire Posy
Re: Favorite wind band pieces
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:42 pm
by bearphonium
Holst, 2nd Suite in F & Military Suite in Eb
Reed: Armenian Dances I and II
Chance: Incantation and Dance
King: Imperial March
Sousa: George Washington Bicentennial March.
More than 5...oops...
