This book by Dr. David Whitwell is destined to be regarded as one of the most important works on the subject. It emphasizes the philosophic and aesthetic concepts of conducting and will cause ensemble directors to re-examine their ideas about the way they look at music making. Frederick...

Whether used for personal reference or as a text for a class in the history of the wind band, this book, A Concise History of the Wind Band, is the most comprehensive single-volume text on the history of the wind band ever written. It draws on the author’s multi-volume History and...

Aesthetics of Baroque Music in Italy, Spain, the Germany-Speaking Countries and the Low Countries Aesthetics of Music, volume 6 For the first time, Dr. David Whitwell presents a thorough study of the performance of music in society together with the philosophical views on art versus...

Aesthetics of Music in Sixteenth-Century Germany, the Low Countries and England Aesthetics of Music, volume 5 For the first time, Dr. David Whitwell presents a thorough study of the performance of music in society together with the philosophical views on art versus entertainment, the role of...

Aesthetics of Music in Sixteenth-Century Italy, France and Spain Aesthetics of Music, volume 4 For the first time, Dr. David Whitwell presents a thorough study of the performance of music in society together with the philosophical views on art versus entertainment, the role of performance in...

David Whitwell has drawn together a valuable collection of Liszt’s own intimate revelations on his personality, his character and his health. Here as well the reader will find Liszt’s personal insights on his own musical studies, his creative process and on some of his compositions. Liszt has...

The History and Literature of the Wind Band and Wind Ensemble, volume 13 One of the most amazing accomplishments of contemporary music publication. — Wolfgang Suppan, Internationale Gesellschaft zur Erforschung und Forderung der Blasmusik, Mitteilungsblatt, Nr. 15, Marz, 1985. This...

The History and Literature of the Wind Band and Wind Ensemble, volume 12 One of the most amazing accomplishments of contemporary music publication. — Wolfgang Suppan, Internationale Gesellschaft zur Erforschung und Forderung der Blasmusik, Mitteilungsblatt, Nr. 15, Marz, 1985. This...

The History and Literature of the Wind Band and Wind Ensemble, volume 11 One of the most amazing accomplishments of contemporary music publication. — Wolfgang Suppan, Internationale Gesellschaft zur Erforschung und Forderung der Blasmusik, Mitteilungsblatt, Nr. 15, Marz, 1985. This...

David Whitwell has drawn together a valuable collection of Mendelssohn’s own intimate revelations on his personality, his character and his health. Here as well the reader will find Mendelssohn’s personal insights on his own musical studies, his creative process and on some of his...

The History and Literature of the Wind Band and Wind Ensemble, volume 10 One of the most amazing accomplishments of contemporary music publication. — Wolfgang Suppan, Internationale Gesellschaft zur Erforschung und Forderung der Blasmusik, Mitteilungsblatt, Nr. 15, Marz, 1985. This...

David Whitwell has drawn together a valuable collection of Schumann’s own intimate revelations on his personality, his character and his health, the latter a critical issue in the case of Schumann. Here as well the reader will find Schumann’s personal insights on his own musical studies, his...

The History and Literature of the Wind Band and Wind Ensemble, volume 9 One of the most amazing accomplishments of contemporary music publication. — Wolfgang Suppan, Internationale Gesellschaft zur Erforschung und Forderung der Blasmusik, Mitteilungsblatt, Nr. 15, Marz, 1985. This...

For a period which ended 2,500 bc ours was a matriarchal world. History does not tell us how well the women did because history [his-story] was written by later men. The men took over about 2,500 bc and how well they have done in organizing and running society is at best debatable. During the...

The History and Literature of the Wind Band and Wind Ensemble, volume 8 One of the most amazing accomplishments of contemporary music publication. — Wolfgang Suppan, Internationale Gesellschaft zur Erforschung und Forderung der Blasmusik, Mitteilungsblatt, Nr. 15, Marz, 1985. This...

François Sudre was a nineteenth-century musician who invented something long dreamed of by philosophers: a language based on music. For several decades he successfully demonstrated his new musical language throughout Europe to astonished audiences. No one ever reported a case where this...

David Whitwell has drawn together a valuable collection of Chopin’s own intimate revelations on his personality, his character and his health. Here too the reader will find Chopin’s personal insights on his own musical studies, his creative process and his resulting compositions. Chopin has...