Download or read book A Composer s Insight Richard Rodney Bennett written by Timothy Salzman and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2003 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. Included in this initial volume are rare, behind-the-notes perspectives acquired from personal interviews with each composer. An excellent resource for conductors, composers or enthusiasts interested in acquiring a richer musical understanding of the composers' training, compositional approach, musical influences and interpretative ideas. Features the music of: Timothy Broege, Michael Colgrass, Michael Daugherty, David Gillingham, John Harbison, Karel Husa, Alfred Reed and others.

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