Mejo, Variations
Wilhelm Mejo, Variations on ‘Gaudeamus igitur’
Modern edition by David Whitwell
This composition was published by Breitkopf und Härtel in 1844 as Variations sur un Thème favori für Harmoniemusik. Mejo was a composer and teacher in Chemnitz, Germany, where in 1833 he founded the Robert Schumann Philharmonic.
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This live performance was given on March 8, 1991 by the California State University, Northridge Wind Ensemble, David Whitwell, Conductor.
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Dr. Whitwell’s publications include more than 127 articles on wind literature including publications in Music and Letters (London), the London Musical Times, the Mozart-Jahrbuch (Salzburg), and 39 books, among which is his 13-volume History and Literature of the Wind Band and Wind Ensemble and an 8-volume series on Aesthetics in Music. In addition to numerous modern editions of early wind band music his original compositions include 5 symphonies.
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