COMPOSERS ON COMPOSING FOR BAND (BOOK)
(GIA Publications, Inc.)
A most remarkable book, edited by Mark Camphouse, with a foreword by
Mallory Thompson.
Using a journalistic approach, editor Mark Camphouse has elicited interesting,
thoughtful, and intensely useful information from our major concert band
composers.
The concept of the book is direct and effective: ask eleven composers
to write about the same topics -- for example:
- The Creative Process
- The Approach to Orchestration
- Views from the Composer to the Conductor Pertaining to Score Study
and Preparation
- The Relationship Between the Composer and the Commissioning Party
- Ten Works I Believe All Band Conductors at All Levels Should Study
... and so on, closing with a comprehensive list of works for band for
each composer. In sum, you get eleven quite different and intriguingly informative
essays by:
- James Barnes
- Timothy Broege
- Mark Camphouse
- David Gillingham
- David R. Holsinger
- Karel Husa
- Timothy Mahr
- W. Francis McBeth
- Robert Sheldon
- Jack Stamp
- Frank Ticheli
Who should read this? Conductors, Composers. Students. Anyone who likes
a good read.
Hardcover, 385 pages (GIA Publications, Inc.)
Description written by Bob Margolis, Director, Manhattan Beach Music | 
