The Band Down Under: Australian Composers and Their Music for Band - Softcover

Burch-Pesses, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1502381915 ISBN 13: 9781502381910

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

The best concert band music by Australian composers! This book is a must-have reference for band directors who are interested in multi-cultural or international programming. Choose from one hundred six works by thirty-eight Australian composers. Each entry includes information about the composer and program notes, duration, and level of difficulty for every work. Find the work that fits your band's skill level by consulting the appendix of works listed by difficulty. Fine tune your programming by consulting appendix of works sorted by theme - history, geography and the arts.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Burch-Pesses is Director of Bands at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, and also is the Conductor and Musical Director of the award winning Oregon Symphonic Band, Oregon's premier adult band. He enjoyed a distinguished career as a bandmaster in the United States Navy before arriving at Pacific University, and he is one of only four Oregon members of the prestigious American Bandmaster’s Association. A strong supporter of multicultural music, Michael has written two reference books about band works composed by non-American composers: one on Canadian band music, and one on the band music of Australia.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1502381915
• ISBN 13: 9781502381910
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184